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Murillo J, Seed JA, Wooles AJ, Oakley MS, Goodwin CAP, Gregson M, Dan D, Chilton NF, Gaunt AJ, Kozimor SA, Liddle ST, Scott BL. Carbene Complexes of Plutonium: Structure, Bonding, and Divergent Reactivity to Lanthanide Analogs. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:4098-4111. [PMID: 38301208 PMCID: PMC10870714 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c12719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024]
Abstract
Organoplutonium chemistry was established in 1965, yet structurally authenticated plutonium-carbon bonds remain rare being limited to π-bonded carbocycle and σ-bonded isonitrile and hydrocarbyl derivatives. Thus, plutonium-carbenes, including alkylidenes and N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs), are unknown. Here, we report the preparation and characterization of the diphosphoniomethanide-plutonium complex [Pu(BIPMTMSH)(I)(μ-I)]2 (1Pu, BIPMTMSH = (Me3SiNPPh2)2CH) and the diphosphonioalkylidene-plutonium complexes [Pu(BIPMTMS)(I)(DME)] (2Pu, BIPMTMS = (Me3SiNPPh2)2C) and [Pu(BIPMTMS)(I)(IMe4)2] (3Pu, IMe4 = C(NMeCMe)2), thus disclosing non-actinyl transneptunium multiple bonds and transneptunium NHC complexes. These Pu-C double and dative bonds, along with cerium, praseodymium, samarium, uranium, and neptunium congeners, enable lanthanide-actinide and actinide-actinide comparisons between metals with similar ionic radii and isoelectronic 4f5 vs 5f5 electron-counts within conserved ligand fields over 12 complexes. Quantum chemical calculations reveal that the orbital-energy and spatial-overlap terms increase from uranium to neptunium; however, on moving to plutonium the orbital-energy matching improves but the spatial overlap decreases. The bonding picture that emerges is more complex than the traditional picture of the bonding of lanthanides being ionic and early actinides being more covalent but becoming more ionic left to right. Multiconfigurational calculations on 2M and 3M (M = Pu, Sm) account for the considerably more complex UV/vis/NIR spectra for 5f5 2Pu and 3Pu compared to 4f5 2Sm and 3Sm. Supporting the presence of Pu═C double bonds in 2Pu and 3Pu, 2Pu exhibits metallo-Wittig bond metathesis involving the highest atomic number element to date, reacting with benzaldehyde to produce the alkene PhC(H)═C(PPh2NSiMe3)2 (4) and "PuOI". In contrast, 2Ce and 2Pr do not react with benzaldehyde to produce 4.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jesse Murillo
- Chemistry
Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Chemistry
Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Chemistry
Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
- Research
School of Chemistry, The Australian National
University, Sullivans
Creek Road, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
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- Chemistry
Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Chemistry
Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Materials
Physics & Applications Division, Los
Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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Baker CF, Seed JA, Adams RW, Lee D, Liddle ST. 13C carbene nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shift analysis confirms Ce IV[double bond, length as m-dash]C double bonding in cerium(iv)-diphosphonioalkylidene complexes. Chem Sci 2023; 15:238-249. [PMID: 38131084 PMCID: PMC10732143 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04449a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
Abstract
Diphosphonioalkylidene dianions have emerged as highly effective ligands for lanthanide and actinide ions, and the resulting formal metal-carbon double bonds have challenged and developed conventional thinking about f-element bond multiplicity and covalency. However, f-element-diphosphonioalkylidene complexes can be represented by several resonance forms that render their metal-carbon double bond status unclear. Here, we report an experimentally-validated 13C Nuclear Magnetic Resonance computational assessment of two cerium(iv)-diphosphonioalkylidene complexes, [Ce(BIPMTMS)(ODipp)2] (1, BIPMTMS = {C(PPh2NSiMe3)2}2-; Dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) and [Ce(BIPMTMS)2] (2). Decomposing the experimental alkylidene chemical shifts into their corresponding calculated shielding (σ) tensor components verifies that these complexes exhibit Ce[double bond, length as m-dash]C double bonds. Strong magnetic coupling of Ce[double bond, length as m-dash]C σ/π* and π/σ* orbitals produces strongly deshielded σ11 values, a characteristic hallmark of alkylidenes, and the largest 13C chemical shift tensor spans of any alkylidene complex to date (1, 801 ppm; 2, 810 ppm). In contrast, the phosphonium-substituent shielding contributions are much smaller than the Ce[double bond, length as m-dash]C σ- and π-bond components. This study confirms significant Ce 4f-orbital contributions to the Ce[double bond, length as m-dash]C bonding, provides further support for a previously proposed inverse-trans-influence in 2, and reveals variance in the 4f spin-orbit contributions that relate to the alkylidene hybridisation. This work thus confirms the metal-carbon double bond credentials of f-element-diphosphonioalkylidenes, providing quantified benchmarks for understanding diphosphonioalkylidene bonding generally.
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- Cameron F Baker
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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The Reaction of Cp3U=CHPMenPh3-n, n = 1, 2, or 3, with [CpM(CO)2]2, M = Fe or Ru. J Organomet Chem 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2023.122620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Seed JA, Vondung L, Barton F, Wooles AJ, Lu E, Gregson M, Adams RW, Liddle ST. A Series of Rare‐Earth Mesoionic Carbene Complexes. Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200761. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200761] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- John A. Seed
- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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Seed JA, Vondung L, Adams RW, Wooles AJ, Lu E, Liddle ST. Mesoionic Carbene Complexes of Uranium(IV) and Thorium(IV). Organometallics 2022; 41:1353-1363. [PMID: 36157256 PMCID: PMC9490841 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
We report the synthesis and characterization of uranium(IV) and thorium(IV) mesoionic carbene complexes [An{N(SiMe3)2}2(CH2SiMe2NSiMe3){MIC}] (An = U, 4U and Th, 4Th; MIC = {CN(Me)C(Me)N(Me)CH}), which represent rare examples of actinide mesoionic carbene linkages and the first example of a thorium mesoionic carbene complex. Complexes 4U and 4Th were prepared via a C-H activation intramolecular cyclometallation reaction of actinide halides, with concomitant formal 1,4-proton migration of an N-heterocyclic olefin (NHO). Quantum chemical calculations suggest that the An-carbene bond comprises only a σ-component, in contrast to the uranium(III) analogue [U{N(SiMe3)2}3(MIC)] (1) where computational studies suggested that the 5f3 uranium(III) ion engages in a weak one-electron π-backbond to the MIC. This highlights the varying nature of actinide-MIC bonding as a function of actinide oxidation state. In solution, 4Th exists in equilibrium with the Th(IV) metallacycle [Th{N(SiMe3)2}2(CH2SiMe2NSiMe3)] (6Th) and free NHO (3). The thermodynamic parameters of this equilibrium were probed using variable-temperature NMR spectroscopy yielding an entropically favored but enthalpically endothermic process with an overall reaction free energy of ΔG 298.15K = 0.89 kcal mol-1. Energy decomposition analysis (EDA-NOCV) of the actinide-carbon bonds in 4U and 4Th reveals that the former is enthalpically stronger and more covalent than the latter, which accounts for the respective stabilities of these two complexes.
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- John A. Seed
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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Goodwin CAP, Wooles AJ, Murillo J, Lu E, Boronski JT, Scott BL, Gaunt AJ, Liddle ST. Carbene Complexes of Neptunium. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:9764-9774. [PMID: 35609882 PMCID: PMC9490846 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
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Since the advent
of organotransuranium chemistry six decades ago,
structurally verified complexes remain restricted to π-bonded
carbocycle and σ-bonded hydrocarbyl derivatives. Thus, transuranium-carbon
multiple or dative bonds are yet to be reported. Here, utilizing diphosphoniomethanide
precursors we report the synthesis and characterization of transuranium-carbene
derivatives, namely, diphosphonio-alkylidene- and N-heterocyclic carbene–neptunium(III) complexes that exhibit
polarized-covalent σ2π2 multiple
and dative σ2 single transuranium-carbon bond interactions,
respectively. The reaction of [NpIIII3(THF)4] with [Rb(BIPMTMSH)] (BIPMTMSH = {HC(PPh2NSiMe3)2}1–) affords
[(BIPMTMSH)NpIII(I)2(THF)] (3Np) in situ, and subsequent treatment with the N-heterocyclic carbene {C(NMeCMe)2} (IMe4) allows
isolation of [(BIPMTMSH)NpIII(I)2(IMe4)] (4Np). Separate treatment of in situ
prepared 3Np with benzyl potassium in 1,2-dimethoxyethane
(DME) affords [(BIPMTMS)NpIII(I)(DME)] (5Np, BIPMTMS = {C(PPh2NSiMe3)2}2–). Analogously, addition of benzyl
potassium and IMe4 to 4Np gives [(BIPMTMS)NpIII(I)(IMe4)2] (6Np). The synthesis of 3Np–6Np was facilitated by adopting a scaled-down prechoreographed approach
using cerium synthetic surrogates. The thorium(III) and uranium(III)
analogues of these neptunium(III) complexes are currently unavailable,
meaning that the synthesis of 4Np–6Np provides an example of experimental grounding of 5f- vs 5f- and
5f- vs 4f-element bonding and reactivity comparisons being led by
nonaqueous transuranium chemistry rather than thorium and uranium
congeners. Computational analysis suggests that these NpIII=C bonds are more covalent than UIII=C,
CeIII=C, and PmIII=C congeners
but comparable to analogous UIV=C bonds in terms
of bond orders and total metal contributions to the M=C bonds.
A preliminary assessment of NpIII=C reactivity has
introduced multiple bond metathesis to transuranium chemistry, extending
the range of known metallo-Wittig reactions to encompass actinide
oxidation states III-VI.
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- Conrad A P Goodwin
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.,Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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Staun SL, Kent GT, Gomez-Torres A, Wu G, Fortier S, Hayton TW. Reductive Coupling of Xylyl Isocyanide Mediated by Low-Valent Uranium. Organometallics 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Selena L. Staun
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Su W, Ma Y, Xiang L, Wang J, Wang S, Zhao L, Frenking G, Ye Q. Isolation of a Uranium(III)-Carbon Multiple Bond Complex. Chemistry 2021; 27:10006-10011. [PMID: 33913186 PMCID: PMC8362146 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202100699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
Low-valent uranium-element multiple bond complexes remain scarce, though there is burgeoning interest regarding to their bonding and reactivity. Herein, isolation of a uranium(III)-carbon double bond complex [(Cp*)2 U(CDP)](BPh4 ) (1) comprising a tridentate carbodiphosphorane (CDP) was reported for the first time. Oxidation of 1 afforded the corresponding U(IV) complex [(Cp*)2 U(CDP)](BPh4 )2 (2). The distance between U and C in 2 is 2.481 Å, indicating the existence of a typical U=C double bond, which is further confirmed by quantum chemical calculations. Bonding analysis suggested that the CDP also serves as both σ- and π-donor in complex 1, though a longer U-C bond (2.666(3) Å) is observed. It implies that 1 is the first isolable mononuclear uranium(III) carbene complex. Moreover, these results suggest that CDPs are promising ligands to establish other low-valent f-block metal-carbon multiple bond complexes.
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- Wei Su
- Department of ChemistrySouthern University of Science and Technology518055ShenzhenChina
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis School of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University211816NanjingChina
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- Department of ChemistrySouthern University of Science and Technology518055ShenzhenChina
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- Department of ChemistrySouthern University of Science and Technology518055ShenzhenChina
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection School for Radiological and interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD−X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education InstitutionsSooChow University199 Ren'ai Road215123SuzhouChina
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis School of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University211816NanjingChina
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis School of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech University211816NanjingChina
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Straße 435032MarburgGermany
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- Department of ChemistrySouthern University of Science and Technology518055ShenzhenChina
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Seed JA, Sharpe HR, Futcher HJ, Wooles AJ, Liddle ST. Nature of the Arsonium‐Ylide Ph
3
As=CH
2
and a Uranium(IV) Arsonium–Carbene Complex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202004983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- John A. Seed
- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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Seed JA, Sharpe HR, Futcher HJ, Wooles AJ, Liddle ST. Nature of the Arsonium-Ylide Ph 3 As=CH 2 and a Uranium(IV) Arsonium-Carbene Complex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:15870-15874. [PMID: 32484980 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202004983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
Treatment of [Ph3 EMe][I] with [Na{N(SiMe3 )2 }] affords the ylides [Ph3 E=CH2 ] (E=As, 1As; P, 1P). For 1As this overcomes prior difficulties in the synthesis of this classical arsonium-ylide that have historically impeded its wider study. The structure of 1As has now been determined, 45 years after it was first convincingly isolated, and compared to 1P, confirming the long-proposed hypothesis of increasing pyramidalisation of the ylide-carbon, highlighting the increasing dominance of E+ -C- dipolar resonance form (sp3 -C) over the E=C ene π-bonded form (sp2 -C), as group 15 is descended. The uranium(IV)-cyclometallate complex [U{N(CH2 CH2 NSiPri 3 )2 (CH2 CH2 SiPri 2 CH(Me)CH2 )}] reacts with 1As and 1P by α-proton abstraction to give [U(TrenTIPS )(CHEPh3 )] (TrenTIPS =N(CH2 CH2 NSiPri 3 )3 ; E=As, 2As; P, 2P), where 2As is an unprecedented structurally characterised arsonium-carbene complex. The short U-C distances and obtuse U-C-E angles suggest significant U=C double bond character. A shorter U-C distance is found for 2As than 2P, consistent with increased uranium- and reduced pnictonium-stabilisation of the carbene as group 15 is descended, which is supported by quantum chemical calculations.
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- John A Seed
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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Wooles AJ, Mills DP, Tuna F, McInnes EJL, Law GTW, Fuller AJ, Kremer F, Ridgway M, Lewis W, Gagliardi L, Vlaisavljevich B, Liddle ST. Uranium(III)-carbon multiple bonding supported by arene δ-bonding in mixed-valence hexauranium nanometre-scale rings. Nat Commun 2018; 9:2097. [PMID: 29844376 PMCID: PMC5974406 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-018-04560-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2018] [Accepted: 05/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
Abstract
Despite the fact that non-aqueous uranium chemistry is over 60 years old, most polarised-covalent uranium-element multiple bonds involve formal uranium oxidation states IV, V, and VI. The paucity of uranium(III) congeners is because, in common with metal-ligand multiple bonding generally, such linkages involve strongly donating, charge-loaded ligands that bind best to electron-poor metals and inherently promote disproportionation of uranium(III). Here, we report the synthesis of hexauranium-methanediide nanometre-scale rings. Combined experimental and computational studies suggest overall the presence of formal uranium(III) and (IV) ions, though electron delocalisation in this Kramers system cannot be definitively ruled out, and the resulting polarised-covalent U = C bonds are supported by iodide and δ-bonded arene bridges. The arenes provide reservoirs that accommodate charge, thus avoiding inter-electronic repulsion that would destabilise these low oxidation state metal-ligand multiple bonds. Using arenes as electronic buffers could constitute a general synthetic strategy by which to stabilise otherwise inherently unstable metal-ligand linkages.
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- Ashley J Wooles
- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Chemistry and Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- Department of Electronic Materials Engineering, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT, 2601, Australia
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- School of Chemistry, University Park, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, Supercomputing Institute and Chemical Theory Center, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Supercomputing Institute and Chemical Theory Center, University of Minnesota, 207 Pleasant Street SE, Minneapolis, MN, 55455, USA.
- Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota, 414 E Clark Street, Vermillion, SD, 57069, USA.
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- School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.
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Lu E, Boronski JT, Gregson M, Wooles AJ, Liddle ST. Silyl-Phosphino-Carbene Complexes of Uranium(IV). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:5506-5511. [PMID: 29534326 PMCID: PMC6001699 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2018] [Revised: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
Unprecedented silyl-phosphino-carbene complexes of uranium(IV) are presented, where before all covalent actinide-carbon double bonds were stabilised by phosphorus(V) substituents or restricted to matrix isolation experiments. Conversion of [U(BIPMTMS )(Cl)(μ-Cl)2 Li(THF)2 ] (1, BIPMTMS =C(PPh2 NSiMe3 )2 ) into [U(BIPMTMS )(Cl){CH(Ph)(SiMe3 )}] (2), and addition of [Li{CH(SiMe3 )(PPh2 )}(THF)]/Me2 NCH2 CH2 NMe2 (TMEDA) gave [U{C(SiMe3 )(PPh2 )}(BIPMTMS )(μ-Cl)Li(TMEDA)(μ-TMEDA)0.5 ]2 (3) by α-hydrogen abstraction. Addition of 2,2,2-cryptand or two equivalents of 4-N,N-dimethylaminopyridine (DMAP) to 3 gave [U{C(SiMe3 )(PPh2 )}(BIPMTMS )(Cl)][Li(2,2,2-cryptand)] (4) or [U{C(SiMe3 )(PPh2 )}(BIPMTMS )(DMAP)2 ] (5). The characterisation data for 3-5 suggest that whilst there is evidence for 3-centre P-C-U π-bonding character, the U=C double bond component is dominant in each case. These U=C bonds are the closest to a true uranium alkylidene yet outside of matrix isolation experiments.
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- Erli Lu
- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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Lu E, Boronski JT, Gregson M, Wooles AJ, Liddle ST. Silyl-Phosphino-Carbene Complexes of Uranium(IV). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201802080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Erli Lu
- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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Liu J, Seed JA, Formanuik A, Ortu F, Wooles AJ, Mills DP, Liddle ST. Thorium(IV) alkyl synthesis from a thorium(III) cyclopentadienyl complex and an N-heterocyclic olefin. J Organomet Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Wu QY, Cheng ZP, Lan JH, Wang CZ, Chai ZF, Gibson JK, Shi WQ. Insight into the nature of M–C bonding in the lanthanide/actinide-biscarbene complexes: a theoretical perspective. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:12718-12725. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt02702a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The An/Ln–C bonding nature was explored using relativistic theory. Inclusion of Np and Pu extends understanding to later actinides bonding.
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- Qun-Yan Wu
- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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- Chemical Sciences Division
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
- Berkeley
- USA
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry
- Institute of High Energy Physics
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Beijing
- China
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Bauer H, Orzechowski L, Escalona A, Jansen G, Harder S. Synthesis and Structure of a Dimeric Iminophosphorane Stabilized Zinc Carbene: (ZnCR2)2. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00755] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Heiko Bauer
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg, Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Universität Duisburg-Essen, Fakultät für
Chemie, Universitätsstrasse
5, 45117 Essen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg, Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Universität Duisburg-Essen, Fakultät für
Chemie, Universitätsstrasse
5, 45117 Essen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität
Erlangen-Nürnberg, Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Liu H, Fridman N, Tamm M, Eisen MS. Addition of E–H (E = N, P, C, O, S) Bonds to Heterocumulenes Catalyzed by Benzimidazolin-2-iminato Actinide Complexes. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Heng Liu
- Schulich
Faculty of Chemistry, Technion − Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa City 32000, Israel
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- Schulich
Faculty of Chemistry, Technion − Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa City 32000, Israel
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- Institut
für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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- Schulich
Faculty of Chemistry, Technion − Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa City 32000, Israel
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Smiles DE, Wu G, Hrobárik P, Hayton TW. Synthesis, Thermochemistry, Bonding, and 13C NMR Chemical Shift Analysis of a Phosphorano-Stabilized Carbene of Thorium. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Danil E. Smiles
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Institut
für Chemie, Technische Universität Berlin, Strasse des 17.
Juni 135, D-10623 Berlin, Germany
- Department
of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Comenius University, SK-84215 Bratislava, Slovakia
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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Kubo K, Okitsu H, Miwa H, Kume S, Cavell RG, Mizuta T. Carbon(0)-Bridged Pt/Ag Dinuclear and Tetranuclear Complexes Based on a Cyclometalated Pincer Carbodiphosphorane Platform. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Kazuyuki Kubo
- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada T6G 2G2
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- Department
of Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Hiroshima University, 1-3-1 Kagamiyama, Higashi-Hiroshima, Hiroshima 739-8526, Japan
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Garner ME, Hohloch S, Maron L, Arnold J. A New Supporting Ligand in Actinide Chemistry Leads to Reactive Bis(NHC)borate-Supported Thorium Complexes. Organometallics 2016. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.6b00467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Mary E. Garner
- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- LPCNO, Université de Toulouse, INSA Toulouse, 135 Avenue
de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Lu E, Tuna F, Lewis W, Kaltsoyannis N, Liddle ST. Uranium Metalla-Allenes with Carbene Imido R2
C=UIV
=NR′ Units (R=Ph2
PNSiMe3
; R′=CPh3
): Alkali-Metal-Mediated Push-Pull Effects with an Amido Auxiliary. Chemistry 2016; 22:11554-8. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602603] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Erli Lu
- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Nottingham; University Park Nottingham NG7 2RD UK)
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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Liddle ST. The Renaissance of Non-Aqueous Uranium Chemistry. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2015; 54:8604-41. [PMID: 26079536 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201412168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 347] [Impact Index Per Article: 38.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 01/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Prior to the year 2000, non-aqueous uranium chemistry mainly involved metallocene and classical alkyl, amide, or alkoxide compounds as well as established carbene, imido, and oxo derivatives. Since then, there has been a resurgence of the area, and dramatic developments of supporting ligands and multiply bonded ligand types, small-molecule activation, and magnetism have been reported. This Review 1) introduces the reader to some of the specialist theories of the area, 2) covers all-important starting materials, 3) surveys contemporary ligand classes installed at uranium, including alkyl, aryl, arene, carbene, amide, imide, nitride, alkoxide, aryloxide, and oxo compounds, 4) describes advances in the area of single-molecule magnetism, and 5) summarizes the coordination and activation of small molecules, including carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitric oxide, dinitrogen, white phosphorus, and alkanes.
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- Stephen T Liddle
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD (UK).
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Triamidoamine (Tren) complexes of the p- and d-block elements have been well-studied, and they display a diverse array of chemistry of academic, industrial and biological significance. Such in-depth investigations are not as widespread for Tren complexes of uranium, despite the general drive to better understand the chemical behaviour of uranium by virtue of its fundamental position within the nuclear sector. However, the chemistry of Tren-uranium complexes is characterised by the ability to stabilise otherwise reactive, multiply bonded main group donor atom ligands, construct uranium-metal bonds, promote small molecule activation, and support single molecule magnetism, all of which exploit the steric, electronic, thermodynamic and kinetic features of the Tren ligand system. This Feature Article presents a current account of the chemistry of Tren-uranium complexes.
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- Benedict M Gardner
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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Cooper OJ, Mills DP, Lewis W, Blake AJ, Liddle ST. Reactivity of the uranium(IV) carbene complex [U(BIPM(TMS))(Cl)(μ-Cl)₂Li(THF)₂] (BIPM(TMS) = {C(PPh₂NSiMe₃)₂}) towards carbonyl and heteroallene substrates: metallo-Wittig, adduct formation, C-F bond activation, and [2 + 2]-cycloaddition reactions. Dalton Trans 2015; 43:14275-83. [PMID: 24798878 DOI: 10.1039/c4dt00909f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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The reactivity of the uranium(IV) carbene complex [U(BIPM(TMS))(Cl)(μ-Cl)2Li(THF)2] (1, BIPM(TMS) = {C(PPh2NSiMe3)2}) towards carbonyl and heteroallene substrates is reported. Reaction of 1 with benzophenone proceeds to give the metallo-Wittig terminal alkene product Ph2C=C(PPh2NSiMe3)2 (2); the likely "UOCl2" byproduct could not be isolated. Addition of the bulky ketone PhCOBu(t) to 1 resulted in loss of LiCl, coordination of the ketone, and dimerisation to give [U(BIPM(TMS))(Cl)(μ-Cl){OC(Ph)(Bu(t))}]2 (3). The reaction of 1 with coumarin resulted in ring opening of the cyclic ester and a metallo-Wittig-type reaction to afford [U{BIPM(TMS)[C(O)(CHCHC6H4O-2)]-κ(3)-N,O,O'}(Cl)2(THF)] (4) where the enolate product remains coordinated to uranium. The reaction of PhCOF with 1 resulted in C-F bond activation and oxidation resulting in isolation of [U(O)2(Cl)2(μ-Cl)2{(μ-LiDME)OC(Ph)=C(PPh2NSiMe3)(PPh2NHSiMe3)}2] (5) along with [U(Cl)2(F)2(py)4] (6). The reactions of 1 with tert-butylisocyanate or dicyclohexylcarbodiimide resulted in the isolation of the [2 + 2]-cycloaddition products [U{BIPM(TMS)[C(NBu(t)){OLi(THF)2(μ-Cl)Li(THF)3}]-κ(4)-C,N,N',N''}(Cl)3] (7) and [U{BIPM(TMS)[C(NCy)2]-κ(4)-C,N,N',N''}(Cl)(μ-Cl)2Li(THF)2] (8). Complexes 2-8 have been variously characterised by single crystal X-ray diffraction, multi-nuclear NMR and FTIR spectroscopies, Evans method solution magnetic moments, variable temperature SQUID magnetometry, and elemental analyses.
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- Oliver J Cooper
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK.
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Gessner VH, Becker J, Feichtner KS. Carbene Complexes Based on Dilithium Methandiides. Eur J Inorg Chem 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201500051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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The chemistry of the carbon-transition metal double and triple bond: Annual survey covering the year 2013. Coord Chem Rev 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.09.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Edelmann FT. Lanthanides and actinides: Annual survey of their organometallic chemistry covering the year 2013. Coord Chem Rev 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2014.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Wu QY, Lan JH, Wang CZ, Zhao YL, Chai ZF, Shi WQ. Terminal U≡E (E = N, P, As, Sb, and Bi) bonds in uranium complexes: a theoretical perspective. J Phys Chem A 2015; 119:922-30. [PMID: 25584689 DOI: 10.1021/jp512950j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The compound L-U-N [L = [N(CH2CH2NSiPr(i)3)3](3-), Pr(i) = CH(CH3)2] containing a terminal U-N triple bond has been synthesized and isolated successfully in experiments. To investigate the trend in the bonding nature of its pnictogen analogues, we have studied the L-U-E (E = N, P, As, Sb, and Bi) complexes using the scalar relativistic density functional theory. The terminal U-E multiple bond length increases in the order of U-N ≪ U-P < U-As < U-Sb < U-Bi, which can be supported by the hard and soft acids and bases (HSAB) theory. The U-E bond length, molecular orbital (MO), and natural bond orbital (NBO) reveal that the terminal U-E bonds should be genuine triple bonds containing one σ- and two π-bonding orbitals. Quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) topological analysis and the electron localization function (ELF) suggest that the terminal U-E bond possesses covalent character and the covalency of U-E bonds decrease sharply when the terminal atom becomes heavier. This work presents a comparison about the bonding characteristic between the terminal U≡N bond and its heavier pnictogen (P, As, Sb, and Bi) analogues. It is expected that this work would shed light on the evaluation of the amount of 5f orbital participation in multiple bonds and further facilitate our deeper understanding of f-block elements.
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- Qun-Yan Wu
- Key Laboratory of Nuclear Radiation and Nuclear Energy Technology and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing 100049, China
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Lu E, Lewis W, Blake AJ, Liddle ST. The ketimide ligand is not just an inert spectator: heteroallene insertion reactivity of an actinide-ketimide linkage in a thorium carbene amide ketimide complex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014; 53:9356-9. [PMID: 25044515 PMCID: PMC4464536 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201404898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2014] [Revised: 06/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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The ketimide anion R2C=N(-) is an important class of chemically robust ligand that binds strongly to metal ions and is considered ideal for supporting reactive metal fragments due to its inert spectator nature; this contrasts with R2N(-) amides that exhibit a wide range of reactivities. Here, we report the synthesis and characterization of a rare example of an actinide ketimide complex [Th(BIPM(TMS)){N(SiMe3)2}(N=CPh2)] [2, BIPM(TMS)=C(PPh2NSiMe3)2]. Complex 2 contains Th=C(carbene), Th-N(amide) and Th-N(ketimide) linkages, thereby presenting the opportunity to probe the preferential reactivity of these linkages. Importantly, reactivity studies of 2 with unsaturated substrates shows that insertion reactions occur preferentially at the Th-N(ketimide) bond rather than at the Th=C(carbene) or Th-N(amide) bonds. This overturns the established view that metal-ketimide linkages are purely inert spectators.
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- Erli Lu
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University ParkNottingham, NG7 2RD (UK)
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University ParkNottingham, NG7 2RD (UK)
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University ParkNottingham, NG7 2RD (UK)
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University ParkNottingham, NG7 2RD (UK)
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Lu E, Lewis W, Blake AJ, Liddle ST. The Ketimide Ligand is Not Just an Inert Spectator: Heteroallene Insertion Reactivity of an Actinide-Ketimide Linkage in a Thorium Carbene Amide Ketimide Complex. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201404898] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Arnold PL, Farnaby JH, White RC, Kaltsoyannis N, Gardiner MG, Love JB. Switchable π-coordination and C–H metallation in small-cavity macrocyclic uranium and thorium complexes. Chem Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c3sc52072b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Actinide complexes of a small-cavity, dipyrrolide macrocycle exhibit unusual bent metallocene-type binding, or bis(arene)-type binding, or both at once in a di-uranium adduct.
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- Polly L. Arnold
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry
- University of Edinburgh
- Edinburgh EH9 3JJ, UK
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