Aqueous Lanthanide Chemistry in Asymmetric Catalysis and Magnetic Resonance Imaging

This account describes lanthanide coordination chemistry with a focus on the similarities between lanthanide complexes used in catalysis and those used as contrast agents in magnetic resonance imaging. 1 Introduction 2 Lanthanide Coordination Chemistry 3 Study of Coordination Environment 4 Catalysis with Trivalent Lanthanides 5 Contrast Agents from Divalent Europium 6 Conclusions