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Li T, Heng Y, Wang D, Hou G, Zi G, Ding W, Walter MD. Uranium versus Thorium: A Case Study on a Base-Free Terminal Uranium Imido Metallocene. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:9487-9510. [PMID: 38048266 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/06/2023]
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The structure of and bonding in two base-free terminal actinide imido metallocenes, [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2An═N(p-tolyl) (An = U (1), Th (1')) are compared and connected to their individual reactivity. While structurally rather similar, the U(IV) derivative 1 is slightly more sterically crowded. Furthermore, density functional theory (DFT) studies imply that the 5f orbital contribution to the bonding within the individual actinide imido An═N(p-tolyl) moieties is significantly larger for 1 than for 1', which makes the bonds between the [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U2+ and [(p-tolyl)N]2- fragments more covalent. Therefore, steric and electronic factors impact the reactivity of these imido complexes. For example, complex 1 is inert toward internal alkynes, but it readily forms Lewis base adducts [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U═N(p-tolyl)(L) (L = OPMe3 (6), dmap (9), PhCN (14), and 2,6-Me2PhNC (17)) with Me3PO, 4-dimethylaminopyridine (dmap), nitrile, PhCN, or isonitrile 2,6-Me2PhNC. It may also react as a nucleophile or undergo a [2 + 2] cycloaddition with CS2, isothiocyanates, thio-ketones, ketones, lactides, and acyl nitriles, forming the four- or five-membered metallaheteroacycles, terminal sulfido, or oxido complexes, and cyanide amidate complexes, respectively. In contrast, after the addition of aldehyde p-tolylCHO, the tetranuclear complex [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]4[OCH(p-tolyl)CH(p-tolyl)O]2U4O4 (10) is isolated. However, while 1 is unreactive toward dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCC), an equilibrium exists in benzene solution between N,N'-diisopropylcarbodiimide (DIC), 1, and the four-membered metallaheterocycle [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U[N(p-tolyl)C(═NiPr)N(iPr)] (12). Furthermore, 1 may also engage in single- and two-electron transfer processes. It is singly oxidized by Ph3CN3, CuI, Ph2S2, and Ph2Se2, yielding the uranium(V) imido complexes [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U═N(p-tolyl)(X) (X = N3 (20), I (22), PhS (23), and PhSe (24)), or is doubly oxidized by organic azides (RN3) and 9-diazofluorene, forming the uranium(VI) bis-imido metallocenes [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U═N(p-tolyl)(=NR) (R = p-tolyl (18), mesityl (19)) and [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U=N(p-tolyl)[=NN=(9-C13H8)] (21), respectively.
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- Tongyu Li
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Li T, Wang D, Heng Y, Hou G, Zi G, Walter MD. Reactivity of a Lewis base-supported uranium terminal imido metallocene towards small molecules. Dalton Trans 2023; 52:13618-13630. [PMID: 37698550 DOI: 10.1039/d3dt02165c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
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The Lewis base-supported uranium terminal imido metallocene [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2UN(p-tolyl)(dmap) (1) readily reacts with various small molecules such as internal alkynes, isothiocyanates, thioketones, amidates, organic nitriles and imines, chlorosilanes, copper iodide, diphenyl disulfide, organic azides and diazoalkane derivatives. For example, treatment of 1 with PhCCCCPh and PhNCS forms metallaheterocycles originating from a [2 + 2] cycloaddition to yield [η5-1-(p-tolyl)NC(Ph)CHCC(Ph)CH2Si(Me)2-2,4-(Me3Si)2C5H2][η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]U (2) and [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2U[N(p-tolyl)C(NPh)S](dmap) (3), respectively. The reaction of 1 with the thioketone Ph2CS forms the known uranium sulfido complex [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2US(dmap) (4), which reacts with a second molecule of Ph2CS to give the disulfido compound [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2U(S2CPh2) (5). The imido moiety also promotes deprotonation reactions as illustrated in the reactions with the amide PhCONH(p-tolyl), the nitrile PhCH2CN and the imine (p-tolyl)2CNH to form the bis-amidate [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2U[OC(Ph)N(p-tolyl)]2 (7), and the iminato complexes [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2U[N(p-tolyl)C(CH2Ph)NH](NCCHPh) (8) and [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2U[NH(p-tolyl)][NC(p-tolyl)2] (9), respectively. Addition of PhSiH2Cl to 1 yields [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2U(Cl)[N(p-tolyl)SiH2Ph] (10). In contrast, the uranium(V) imido complexes [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2UN(p-tolyl)(I) (11) and [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2UN(p-tolyl)(SPh) (12), may be isolated upon addition of CuI or Ph2S2 to 1, respectively. Uranium(VI) bis-imido metallocenes [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2UN(p-tolyl)(NR) (R = p-tolyl (13), mesityl (14)) and [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2UN(p-tolyl)[NN(9-C13H8)] (15) are accessible from 1 on exposure to RN3 (R = p-tolyl, mesityl) and 9-diazofluorene, respectively. Complexes 2, 3, 5, and 7-15 were characterized by various spectroscopic techniques and, in addition, compounds 2, 3, 5, and 7-13 were structurally authenticated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses.
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- Tongyu Li
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China.
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany.
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Otte KS, Niklas JE, Studvick CM, Boggiano AC, Bacsa J, Popov IA, La Pierre HS. Divergent Stabilities of Tetravalent Cerium, Uranium, and Neptunium Imidophosphorane Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202306580. [PMID: 37327070 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202306580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 06/15/2023] [Accepted: 06/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The study of the redox chemistry of mid-actinides (U-Pu) has historically relied on cerium as a model, due to the accessibility of trivalent and tetravalent oxidation states for these ions. Recently, dramatic shifts of lanthanide 4+/3+ non-aqueous redox couples have been established within a homoleptic imidophosphorane ligand framework. Herein we extend the chemistry of the imidophosphorane ligand (NPC=[N=Pt Bu(pyrr)2 ]- ; pyrr=pyrrolidinyl) to tetrahomoleptic NPC complexes of neptunium and cerium (1-M, 2-M, M=Np, Ce) and present comparative structural, electrochemical, and theoretical studies of these complexes. Large cathodic shifts in the M4+/3+ (M=Ce, U, Np) couples underpin the stabilization of higher metal oxidation states owing to the strongly donating nature of the NPC ligands, providing access to the U5+/4+ , U6+/5+ , and to an unprecedented, well-behaved Np5+/4+ redox couple. The differences in the chemical redox properties of the U vs. Ce and Np complexes are rationalized based on their redox potentials, degree of structural rearrangement upon reduction/oxidation, relative molecular orbital energies, and orbital composition analyses employing density functional theory.
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- Kaitlyn S Otte
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325-3601, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, OH, 44325-3601, USA
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA
- Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, 30332-0400, USA
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Deka H, Ritacco I, Fridman N, Caporaso L, Eisen MS. Catalytic regeneration of metal-hydrides from their corresponding metal-alkoxides via the hydroboration of carbonates to obtain methanol and diols. Chem Sci 2023; 14:8369-8379. [PMID: 37576386 PMCID: PMC10413203 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc01700a] [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: 04/02/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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Thorium complexes decorated with 5-, 6-, and 7-membered N-heterocyclic iminato ligands containing mesityl wingtip substitutions have been synthesized and fully characterized. These complexes were found to be efficient in the hydroboration of cyclic and linear organic carbonates with HBpin or 9-BBN promoting their decarbonylation and producing the corresponding boronated diols and methanol. In addition, the hydroboration of CO2 breaks the molecule into "CO" and "O" forming boronated methanol and pinBOBpin. Moreover, the demanding depolymerization of polycarbonates to the corresponding boronated diols and methanol opens the possibility of recycling polymers for energy sources. Increasing the core ring size of the ligands allows a better performance of the complexes. The reaction proceeds with high yields under mild reaction conditions, with low catalyst loading, and short reaction times, and shows a broad applicability scope. The reaction is achieved via the recycling of a high-energy Th-H moiety from a stable Th-OR motif. Experimental evidence and DFT calculations corroborate the formation of the thorium hydride species and the reduction of the carbonate with HBpin to the corresponding Bpin-protected alcohols and H3COBpin through the formate and acetal intermediates.
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- Hemanta Deka
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Technion City Haifa 3200003 Israel
- Department of Chemistry, Goalpara College Goalpara 783101 Assam India
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "Adolfo Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano Salerno Italy
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Technion City Haifa 3200003 Israel
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- Dipartimento di Chimica e Biologia "Adolfo Zambelli", Università degli Studi di Salerno Via Giovanni Paolo II, 132, 84084 Fisciano Salerno Italy
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology Technion City Haifa 3200003 Israel
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Riedhammer J, Halter DP, Meyer K. Nonaqueous Electrochemistry of Uranium Complexes: A Guide to Structure-Reactivity Tuning. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37134149 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Uranium complexes can be stabilized in a wide range of oxidation states, ranging from UII to UVI and a very recent example of a UI complex. This review provides a comprehensive summary of electrochemistry data reported on uranium complexes in nonaqueous electrolyte, to serve as a clear point of reference for newly synthesized compounds, and to evaluate how different ligand environments influence experimentally observed electrochemical redox potentials. Data for over 200 uranium compounds are reported, together with a detailed discussion of trends observed across larger series of complexes in response to ligand field variations. In analogy to the traditional Lever parameter, we utilized the data to derive a new uranium-specific set of ligand field parameters UEL(L) that more accurately represent metal-ligand bonding situations than previously existing transition metal derived parameters. Exemplarily, we demonstrate UEL(L) parameters to be useful for the prediction of structure-reactivity correlations in order to activate specific substrate targets.
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- Judith Riedhammer
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), TUM School of Natural Sciences, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Nguyen TH, Paul EL, Lukens WW, Hayton TW. Evaluating f-Orbital Participation in the U V═E Multiple Bonds of [U(E)(NR 2) 3] (E = O, NSiMe 3, NAd; R = SiMe 3). Inorg Chem 2023; 62:6447-6457. [PMID: 37053543 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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The reaction of 1 equiv of 1-azidoadamantane with [UIII(NR2)3] (R = SiMe3) in Et2O results in the formation of [UV(NR2)3(NAd)] (1, Ad = 1-adamantyl) in good yields. The electronic structure of 1, as well as those of the related U(V) complexes, [UV(NR2)3(NSiMe3)] (2) and [UV(NR2)3(O)] (3), were analyzed with EPR spectroscopy, SQUID magnetometry, NIR-visible spectroscopy, and crystal field modeling. This analysis revealed that, within this series of complexes, the steric bulk of the E2- (E═O, NR) ligand is the most important factor in determining the electronic structure. In particular, the increasing steric bulk of this ligand, on moving from O2- to [NAd]2-, results in increasing U═E distances and E-U-Namide angles. These changes have two principal effects on the resulting electronic structure: (1) the increasing U═E distances decreases the energy of the fσ orbital, which is primarily σ* with respect to the U═E bond, and (2) the increasing E-U-Namide angles increases the energy of fδ, due to increasing antibonding interactions with the amide ligands. As a result of the latter change, the electronic ground state for complexes 1 and 2 is primarily fφ in character, whereas the ground state for complex 3 is primarily fδ.
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- Thien H Nguyen
- 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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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, 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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Heng Y, Li T, Wang D, Hou G, Zi G, Walter MD. Synthesis and Reactivity of the Uranium Bipyridyl Metallocene [η 5-1,3-(Me 3C) 2C 5H 3] 2U(bipy). Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Yi Heng
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Technische Universität Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, Braunschweig 38106, Germany
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Uranyl Analogue Complexes—Current Progress and Synthetic Challenges. INORGANICS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics10080121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Uranyl ions, {UO2}n+ (n = 1, 2), display trans, strongly covalent, and chemically robust U-O multiple bonds, where 6d, 5f, and 6p orbitals play important roles. The synthesis of isoelectronic analogues of uranyl has been of interest for quite some time, mainly with the purpose of unveiling covalence and 5f-orbital participation in bonding. Significant advances have occurred in the last two decades, initially marked by the synthesis of uranium(VI) bis(imido) complexes, the first analogues with a {RNUNR}2+ core, later followed by the synthesis of unique trans-{EUO}2+ (E = S, Se) complexes, and recently highlighted by the synthesis of the first complexes featuring a linear {NUN} moiety. This review covers the synthesis, structure, bonding, and reactivity of uranium complexes containing a linear {EUE}n+ core (n = 0, 1, 2), isoelectronic to uranyl ions, {OUO}n+ (n = 1, 2), incorporating σ- and π-donating ligands that can engage in uranium–ligand multiple bonding, where oxygen may be replaced by heavier chalcogenido, imido, nitride, and carbene ligands, or by a transition metal. It focuses on synthetic methods of well-defined molecular uranium species in the condensed phase but also references gas-phase and low-temperature-matrix experiments, as well as computational studies that may lead to valuable insights.
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Perales D, Lin NJ, Bronstetter MR, Ford SA, Zeller M, Bart SC. Conversion of Uranium(III) Anilido Complexes to Uranium(IV) Imido Complexes via Hydrogen Atom Transfer. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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- Diana Perales
- H. C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- H. C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- H. C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- H. C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- H. C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- H. C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Gao Y, Pink M, Smith JM. Alkali Metal Ions Dictate the Structure and Reactivity of an Iron(II) Imido Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:1786-1794. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yafei Gao
- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Indiana University, 800 East Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomington, Indiana 47405, United States
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Makarov K, Kaushansky A, Eisen MS. Catalytic Hydroboration of Esters by Versatile Thorium and Uranium Amide Complexes. ACS Catal 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.1c04799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Konstantin Makarov
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion−Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, 3200008, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion−Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, 3200008, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion−Israel Institute of Technology, Technion City, 3200008, Israel
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Maria L, Bandeira NAG, Marçalo J, Santos IC, Ferreira ASD, Ascenso JR. Experimental and Computational Study of a Tetraazamacrocycle Bis(aryloxide) Uranyl Complex and of the Analogues {E═U═NR} 2+ (E = O and NR). Inorg Chem 2021; 61:346-356. [PMID: 34898186 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02934] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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The reaction of [U(κ6-{(t-Bu2ArO)2Me2-cyclam})I][I] (H2{(t-Bu2ArO)2Me2-cyclam} = 1,8-bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-tert-butyl)-4,11-dimethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane) with 2 equiv of NaNO2 in acetonitrile results in the isolation of the uranyl complex [UO2{(t-Bu2ArO)2Me2-cyclam}] (3) in 31% yield, which was fully characterized, including by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Density functional theory (DFT) computations were performed to evaluate and compare the level of covalency within the U═E bonds in 3 and in the analogous trans-bis(imido) [U(κ4-{(t-Bu2ArO)2Me2-cyclam})(NPh)2] (1) and trans-oxido-imido [U(κ4-{(t-Bu2ArO)2Me2-cyclam})(O)(NPh)] (2) complexes. Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis allowed us to determine the mixing covalency parameter λ, showing that in 2, where both U-Ooxido and U-Nimido bonds are present, the U-Nimido bond registers more covalency with regard to 1, and the opposite is seen for U-Ooxido with respect to 3. However, the covalency driven by orbital overlap in the U-Nimido bond is slightly higher in 1 than in 2. The 15N-labeled complexes [U(κ4-{(t-Bu2ArO)2Me2-cyclam})(15NPh)2] (1-15N) and [U(κ4-{(t-Bu2ArO)2Me2-cyclam})(O)(15NPh)] (2-15N) were prepared and analyzed by solution 15N NMR spectroscopy. The calculated and experimental 15N chemical shifts are in good agreement, displaying the same trend of δN (1-15N) > δN (2-15N) and reveal that the 15N chemical shift may serve as a probe for the covalency of the U═NR bond.
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- Leonor Maria
- Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal
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- Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute (BioISI), Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749-016 Lisboa, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal
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- Associate Laboratory i4HB - Institute for Health and Bioeconomy, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal.,UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit, Department of Chemistry/Department of Life Sciences, NOVA School of Science and Technology, NOVA University Lisbon, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal
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- Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 1000-049 Lisboa, Portugal
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Ortu F, Randall S, Moulding DJ, Woodward AW, Kerridge A, Meyer K, La Pierre HS, Natrajan LS. Photoluminescence of Pentavalent Uranyl Amide Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:13184-13194. [PMID: 34387466 PMCID: PMC8397311 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Pentavalent uranyl species are crucial intermediates in transformations that play a key role for the nuclear industry and have recently been demonstrated to persist in reducing biotic and abiotic aqueous environments. However, due to the inherent instability of pentavalent uranyl, little is known about its electronic structure. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of monomeric and dimeric, pentavalent uranyl amide complexes. These synthetic efforts enable the acquisition of emission spectra of well-defined pentavalent uranyl complexes using photoluminescence techniques, which establish a unique signature to characterize its electronic structure and, potentially, its role in biological and engineered environments via emission spectroscopy.
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- Fabrizio Ortu
- Centre for Radiochemistry Resesarch, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.,School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, University Road, Leicester LE1 7RH, U.K
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Resesarch, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Resesarch, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Resesarch, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.,Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, U.K
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.,School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States.,Nuclear and Radiological Engineering and Medical Physics Program, School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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- Centre for Radiochemistry Resesarch, Department of Chemistry, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.,Photon Science Institute, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K
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Carpenter SH, Billow BS, Tondreau AM. Diastereoselective Template Synthesis on Iron and Uranium. Organometallics 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.1c00296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, United States
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Anomalous magnetism of uranium(IV)-oxo and -imido complexes reveals unusual doubly degenerate electronic ground states. Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2021.05.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Cobb PJ, Wooles AJ, Liddle ST. A Uranium(VI)-Oxo-Imido Dimer Complex Derived from a Sterically Demanding Triamidoamine. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:10034-10041. [PMID: 32602709 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The reaction of [UO2(μ-Cl)4{K(18-crown-6)}2] with [{N(CH2CH2NSiPri3)3}Li3] gives [{UO(μ-NCH2CH2N[CH2CH2NSiPri3]2)}2] (1), [{(LiCl)(KCl)(18-crown-6)}2] (2), and [LiOSiPri3] (3) in a 1:2:2 ratio. The formation of the oxo-imido 1 involves the cleavage of a N-Si bond and the activation of one of the usually robust U═O bonds of uranyl(VI), resulting in the formation of uranium(VI)-imido and siloxide linkages. Notably, the uranium oxidation state remains unchanged at +6 in the starting material and product. Structural characterization suggests the dominance of a core RN═U═O group, and the dimeric formulation of 1 is supported by bridging imido linkages in a highly asymmetric U2N2 ring. Density functional theory analyses find a σ > π orbital energy ordering for the U═N and U═O bonds in 1, which is uranyl-like in nature. Complexes 1-3 were characterized variously by single crystal X-ray diffraction, multinuclear NMR, IR, Raman, and optical spectroscopies; cyclic voltammetry; and density functional theory.
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- Philip J Cobb
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Yadav M, Metta-Magaña A, Fortier S. Intra- and intermolecular interception of a photochemically generated terminal uranium nitride. Chem Sci 2020; 11:2381-2387. [PMID: 34084400 PMCID: PMC8157337 DOI: 10.1039/c9sc05992j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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The photochemically generated synthesis of a terminal uranium nitride species is here reported and an examination of its intra- and intermolecular chemistry is presented. Treatment of the U(iii) complex LArUI(DME) ((LAr)2− = 2,2′′-bis(Dippanilide)-p-terphenyl; Dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) with LiNImDipp ((NImDipp)− = 1,3-bis(Dipp)-imidazolin-2-iminato) generates the sterically congested 3N-coordinate compound LArU(NImDipp) (1). Complex 1 reacts with 1 equiv. of Ph3CN3 to give the U(iv) azide LArU(N3)(NImDipp) (2). Structural analysis of 2 reveals inequivalent Nα–Nβ > Nβ–Nγ distances indicative of an activated azide moiety predisposed to N2 loss. Room-temperature photolysis of benzene solutions of 2 affords the U(iv) amide (N-LAr)U(NImDipp) (3) via intramolecular N-atom insertion into the benzylic C–H bond of a pendant isopropyl group of the (LAr)2− ligand. The formation of 3 occurs as a result of the intramolecular interception of the intermediately generated, terminal uranium nitride (LAr)U(N)(NImDipp) (3′). Evidence for the formation of 3′ is further bolstered by its intermolecular capture, accomplished by photolyzing solutions of 2 in the presence of an isocyanide or PMe3 to give (LAr)U[NCN(C6H3Me2)](NImDipp) (5) and (N,C-LAr*)U(N
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PMe3)(NImDipp) (6), respectively. These results expand upon the limited reactivity studies of terminal uranium–nitride moieties and provide new insights into their chemical properties. Photolysis of the U(iv) azide LArU(NImDipp) generates a reactive uranium nitride intermediate that can be intercepted by nucleophilic substrates – the first example of intermolecular chemistry of a rare photochemically generated uranium nitride.![]()
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- Munendra Yadav
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso El Paso TX 79968 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso El Paso TX 79968 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso El Paso TX 79968 USA
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Maria L, Bandeira NAG, Marçalo J, Santos IC, Gibson JK. CO 2 conversion to phenyl isocyanates by uranium(vi) bis(imido) complexes. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:431-434. [PMID: 31825029 DOI: 10.1039/c9cc07411b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Uranium(vi) trans-bis(imido) complexes [U(κ4-{(tBu2ArO)2Me2-cyclam})(NPh)(NPhR)] react with CO2 to eliminate phenyl isocyanates and afford uranium(vi) trans-[O[double bond, length as m-dash]U[double bond, length as m-dash]NR]2+ complexes, including [U(κ4-{(tBu2ArO)2Me2-cyclam})(NPh)(O)] that was crystallographically characterized. DFT studies indicate that the reaction proceeds by endergonic formation of a cycloaddition intermediate; the secondary reaction to form a dioxo uranyl complex is both thermodynamically and kinetically hindered.
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- Leonor Maria
- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares (C2TN), Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 2695-066 Bobadela, Portugal.
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Anker MD, Schwamm RJ, Coles MP. Synthesis and reactivity of a terminal aluminium–imide bond. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:2288-2291. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09214e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Al–Nimide bond in a new anionic aluminium imide complex reacts via a [2+2] cycloaddition with CO2 to afford the dianionic carbamate ligand.
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- Mathew D. Anker
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellington 6012
- New Zealand
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellington 6012
- New Zealand
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences
- Victoria University of Wellington
- Wellington 6012
- New Zealand
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Wolf BM, Anwander R. Chasing Multiple Bonding Interactions between Alkaline‐Earth Metals and Main‐Group Fragments. Chemistry 2019; 25:8190-8202. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Benjamin M. Wolf
- Institut für Anorganische ChemieUniversität Tübingen Auf der Morgenstelle 18 72076 Tübingen Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieUniversität Tübingen Auf der Morgenstelle 18 72076 Tübingen Germany
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Anker MD, Lein M, Coles MP. Reduction of organic azides by indyl-anions. Isolation and reactivity studies of indium-nitrogen multiple bonds. Chem Sci 2019; 10:1212-1218. [PMID: 30774921 PMCID: PMC6349055 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc04078h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2018] [Accepted: 11/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Stepwise reaction of an indyl-anion with organic azides initially forms the indium imide, which undergoes (2 + 3)-cycloaddition to generate the indium tetrazenide.
The synthesis of a new potassium–indyl complex, K[In(NONAr)] (NONAr = [O(SiMe2NAr)2]2–, Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) and its reactivity with organic azides RN3 is reported. When R = 2,6-bis(diphenylmethyl)-4-tBu-phenyl, a dianionic alkyl-amide ligand is formed via C–H activation across a transient In–Nimide bond. Reducing the size of the R-group to 2,4,6-trimethylphenyl (mesityl, Mes) enables oxidation of the indium and elimination of dinitrogen to afford the imide species, K[In(NONAr)(NMes)]. The anion contains a short In–Nimide bond, shown computationally to contain appreciable multiple bond character. Reaction of isolated imides with an additional equivalent of azide (R = Mes, SiMe3) generates tetrazenido-indium compounds K[In(NONAr){κ-N,N′-N4(Mes)(R)-1,4}], shown by X-ray crystallography to contain planar InN4 heterocycles in the anion.
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- Mathew D Anker
- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences , Victoria University of Wellington , P. O. Box 600 , Wellington , New Zealand .
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences , Victoria University of Wellington , P. O. Box 600 , Wellington , New Zealand .
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- School of Chemical and Physical Sciences , Victoria University of Wellington , P. O. Box 600 , Wellington , New Zealand .
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Elaborate synthesis schemes pave the way to f-element and group 3 complexes with multiply bonded imido ligands displaying intriguing reactivity.
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- Dorothea Schädle
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Tübingen
- 72076 Tübingen
- Germany
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Tübingen
- 72076 Tübingen
- Germany
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Cheisson T, Solola LA, Gau MR, Carroll PJ, Schelter EJ. Silyl Transfer Pathway to a Ce(IV) Imido Complex. Organometallics 2018. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.8b00366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Thibault Cheisson
- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Tondreau AM, Duignan TJ, Stein BW, Fleischauer VE, Autschbach J, Batista ER, Boncella JM, Ferrier MG, Kozimor SA, Mocko V, Neidig ML, Cary SK, Yang P. A Pseudotetrahedral Uranium(V) Complex. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:8106-8115. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Aaron M. Tondreau
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, State University of New York, Buffalo, New York 14260-3000, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, MS J514, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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Broere DLJ, Mercado BQ, Lukens JT, Vilbert AC, Banerjee G, Lant HMC, Lee SH, Bill E, Sproules S, Lancaster KM, Holland PL. Reversible Ligand-Centered Reduction in Low-Coordinate Iron Formazanate Complexes. Chemistry 2018; 24:9417-9425. [PMID: 29663542 PMCID: PMC6115202 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Coordination of redox-active ligands to metals is a compelling strategy for making reduced complexes more accessible. In this work, we explore the use of redox-active formazanate ligands in low-coordinate iron chemistry. Reduction of an iron(II) precursor occurs at milder potentials than analogous non-redox-active β-diketiminate complexes, and the reduced three-coordinate formazanate-iron compound is characterized in detail. Structural, spectroscopic, and computational analysis show that the formazanate ligand undergoes reversible ligand-centered reduction to form a formazanate radical dianion in the reduced species. The less negative reduction potential of the reduced low-coordinate iron formazanate complex leads to distinctive reactivity with formation of a new N-I bond that is not seen with the β-diketiminate analogue. Thus, the storage of an electron on the supporting ligand changes the redox potential and enhances certain reactivity.
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- Daniel L. J. Broere
- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States, /
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States, /
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca New York 14853
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca New York 14853
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States, /
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States, /
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States, /
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- Max Planck Institute for Chemical Energy Conversion, Stiftstrasse 34-36, D-45470 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
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- WestCHEM, School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Baker Laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca New York 14853
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- Department of Chemistry, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, United States, /
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Kiernicki JJ, Tatebe CJ, Zeller M, Bart SC. Tailoring the Electronic Structure of Uranium Mono(imido) Species through Ligand Variation. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:1870-1879. [PMID: 29419291 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b02791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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- John J. Kiernicki
- H.C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- H.C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- H.C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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- H.C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Mixed sandwich imido complexes of Uranium(V) and Uranium(IV): Synthesis, structure and redox behaviour. J Organomet Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2017.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Yin H, Carroll PJ, Schelter EJ. Reactions of a cerium(iii) amide with heteroallenes: insertion, silyl-migration and de-insertion. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 52:9813-6. [PMID: 27416923 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc03719d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Reactions of Ce[N(SiMe3)Ph(F)]3 (-Ph(F) = pentafluorophenyl) toward small molecules of the type E1[double bond, length as m-dash]C[double bond, length as m-dash]E2 (E1, E2 = O, S, NR), including carbon disulfide, carbodiimide, carbon dioxide, isocyanate and isothiocyanate are reported, resulting in distinct products, including cerium(iii) dithiocarbamate, cerium(iii) guanidinate, isocyanates and unsymmetric carbodiimides. These reactions were rationalized as three consecutive stages of the same reaction pathway: insertion, silyl-migration and de-insertion.
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- Haolin Yin
- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
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Mullane KC, Cheisson T, Nakamaru-Ogiso E, Manor BC, Carroll PJ, Schelter EJ. Reduction of Carbonyl Groups by Uranium(III) and Formation of a Stable Amide Radical Anion. Chemistry 2018; 24:826-837. [PMID: 28873254 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201703396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Methyl benzoate, N,N-dimethylbenzamide, and benzophenone were reduced by UIII [N(SiMe3 )2 ]3 resulting in uranium(IV) products. Reduction of benzophenone lead to UIV [OC⋅Ph2 )][N(SiMe3 )2 ]3 , (1.1) which forms the dinuclear complex, [N(SiMe3 )2 ]3 UIV (OCPhPh-CPh2 O)UIV [N(SiMe3 )2 ]3 (1.2), through coupling of the ketyl radical species upon crystallization. Reaction of N,N-dimethylbenzamide with UIII [N(SiMe3 )2 ]3 resulted in UIV [OC⋅(Ph)(NMe2 )][N(SiMe3 )2 ]3 (2), a uranium(IV) compound and the first example of a charge-separated amide radical. In the case of methyl benzoate, the reduction resulted in UIV (OMe)[N(SiMe3 )2 ]3 (3) and benzaldehyde as the reduced organic fragment. Compound 2 showed the ability to act as a uranium(III) synthon in its reactivity with trimethylsilyl azide, a reaction that yielded UV (=NSiMe3 )[N(SiMe3 )2 ]3 . Additionally, 2 was reduced with potassium graphite resulting in [U(μ-O)[O=C(NMe2 )(Ph)][N(SiMe3 )2 ]2 ]2 (4), a dinuclear uranium compound bridged by oxo ligands. Reduction of 2 in the presence of 15-crown-5 afforded isolation of the mono-oxo compound, [(15-crown-5)2 K][UO[N(SiMe3 )2 ]3 ] (5). The results expand the reduction capabilities of UIII complexes and demonstrate a strategy for isolating novel metal-stabilized radicals.
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- Kimberly C Mullane
- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th St., Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th St., Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA.,Mitochondrial Medicine Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th St., Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th St., Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 S. 34th St., Pennsylvania, 19104, USA
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Rungthanaphatsophon P, Barnes CL, Kelley SP, Walensky JR. Four-electron reduction chemistry using a uranium(iii) phosphido complex. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:8189-8192. [DOI: 10.1039/c8dt01406j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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The first uranium(iii) phosphido complex is reported.
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Hayton TW. Understanding the origins of Oyl–U–Oylbending in the uranyl (UO22+) ion. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:1003-1009. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt04123c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Although rare, Oyl–U–Oylbending in the uranyl (UO22+) ion can be effected by either steric perturbation or electronic perturbation.
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- Trevor W. Hayton
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of California Santa Barbara
- Santa Barbara
- USA
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Puerta Lombardi BM, Brown RM, Gendy C, Chang CY, Chivers T, Roesler R. Nickel and Platinum PCP Pincer Complexes Incorporating an Acyclic Diaminoalkyl Central Moiety Connecting Imidazole or Pyrazole Rings. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Braulio M. Puerta Lombardi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive NW, Calgary, Alberta T2N 1N4, Canada
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Mullane KC, Carroll PJ, Schelter EJ. Synthesis and Reduction of Uranium(V) Imido Complexes with Redox‐Active Substituents. Chemistry 2017; 23:5748-5757. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201605758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Kimberly C. Mullane
- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania 231 S. 34th St. Philadelphia PA 19104 USA
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania 231 S. 34th St. Philadelphia PA 19104 USA
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories Department of Chemistry University of Pennsylvania 231 S. 34th St. Philadelphia PA 19104 USA
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Solola LA, Zabula AV, Dorfner WL, Manor BC, Carroll PJ, Schelter EJ. Cerium(IV) Imido Complexes: Structural, Computational, and Reactivity Studies. J Am Chem Soc 2017; 139:2435-2442. [PMID: 28076948 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b12369] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A series of alkali metal capped cerium(IV) imido complexes, [M(solv)x][Ce═N(3,5-(CF3)2C6H3)(TriNOx)] (M = Li, K, Rb, Cs; solv = TMEDA, THF, Et2O, or DME), was isolated and fully characterized. An X-ray structural investigation of the cerium imido complexes demonstrated the impact of the alkali metal counterions on the geometry of the [Ce═N(3,5-(CF3)2C6H3)(TriNOx)]- moiety. Substantial shortening of the Ce═N bond was observed with increasing size of the alkali metal cation. The first complex featuring an unsupported, terminal multiple bond between a Ce(IV) ion and a ligand fragment was also isolated by encapsulation of a Cs+ counterion with 2.2.2-cryptand. This complex shows the shortest recorded Ce═N bond length of 2.077(3) Å. Computational investigation of the cerium imido complexes using DFT methods showed a relatively larger contribution of the cerium 5d orbital than the 4f orbital to the Ce═N bonds. The [K(DME)2][Ce═N(3,5-(CF3)2C6H3)(TriNOx)] complex cleaves the Si-O bond in (Me3Si)2O, yielding the [(Me3SiO)CeIV(TriNOx)] adduct. The reaction of the rubidium capped imido complex with benzophenone resulted in the formation of a rare Ce(IV)-oxo complex, that was stabilized by a supramolecular, tetrameric oligomerization of the Ce═O units with rubidium cations.
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- Lukman A Solola
- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Ojeda-Amador AI, Martínez-Martínez AJ, Robertson GM, Robertson SD, Kennedy AR, O'Hara CT. Exploring the solid state and solution structural chemistry of the utility amide potassium hexamethyldisilazide (KHMDS). Dalton Trans 2017; 46:6392-6403. [PMID: 28466908 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt01118k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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The coordination chemistry of the important potassium amide KHMDS has been explored both in the solid state and in solution.
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- Ana I. Ojeda-Amador
- WestCHEM
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow
- UK
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- WestCHEM
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow
- UK
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- WestCHEM
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow
- UK
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- WestCHEM
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow
- UK
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- WestCHEM
- Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry
- University of Strathclyde
- Glasgow
- UK
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Lu E, Cooper OJ, Tuna F, Wooles AJ, Kaltsoyannis N, Liddle ST. Uranium-Carbene-Imido Metalla-Allenes: Ancillary-Ligand-Controlled cis
-/trans
-Isomerisation and Assessment of trans
Influence in the R2
C=UIV
=NR′ Unit (R=Ph2
PNSiMe3
; R′=CPh3
). Chemistry 2016; 22:11559-63. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201602690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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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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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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Yin H, Carroll PJ, Schelter EJ. Cerium(III) and Uranium(IV) Complexes of the 2-Fluorophenyl Trimethylsilyl Amide Ligand: C–F → Ln/An Interactions that Modulate the Coordination Spheres of f-Block Elements. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:5684-92. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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- Haolin Yin
- P. Roy
and Diana T. Vagelos
Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231
South 34 Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy
and Diana T. Vagelos
Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231
South 34 Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy
and Diana T. Vagelos
Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231
South 34 Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Solola LA, Zabula AV, Dorfner WL, Manor BC, Carroll PJ, Schelter EJ. An Alkali Metal-Capped Cerium(IV) Imido Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:6928-31. [PMID: 27163651 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b03293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Structurally authenticated, terminal lanthanide-ligand multiple bonds are rare and expected to be highly reactive. Even capped with an alkali metal cation, poor orbital energy matching and overlap of metal and ligand valence orbitals should result in strong charge polarization within such bonds. We expand on a new strategy for isolating terminal lanthanide-ligand multiple bonds using cerium(IV) complexes. In the current case, our tailored tris(hydroxylaminato) ligand framework, TriNOx(3-), provides steric protection against ligand scrambling and metal complex oligomerization and electronic protection against reduction. This strategy culminates in isolation of the first formal Ce═N bonded moiety in the complex [K(DME)2][Ce═N(3,5-(CF3)2C6H3)(TriNOx)], whose Ce═N bond is the shortest known at 2.119(3) Å.
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- Lukman A Solola
- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories, Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania , 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Pedrick EA, Schultz JW, Wu G, Mirica LM, Hayton TW. Perturbation of the O–U–O Angle in Uranyl by Coordination to a 12-Membered Macrocycle. Inorg Chem 2016; 55:5693-701. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Elizabeth A. Pedrick
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93106, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, 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, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, 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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Yin H, Zabula AV, Schelter EJ. C–F→Ln/An interactions in synthetic f-element chemistry. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:6313-23. [DOI: 10.1039/c6dt00108d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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C–F→Ln/An interactions have been increasingly recognized as a key aspect of f-element chemistry over the last two decades. This Perspective summarizes the literature on the nature of C–F→Ln/An contacts, their role in the structural and coordination chemistry of f-block elements and their applications for C–F bond activation.
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- Haolin Yin
- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- USA
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- USA
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories
- Department of Chemistry
- University of Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia
- USA
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Maria L, Santos IC, Sousa VR, Marçalo J. Uranium(III) redox chemistry assisted by a hemilabile bis(phenolate) cyclam ligand: uranium-nitrogen multiple bond formation comprising a trans-{RN═U(VI)═NR}(2+) complex. Inorg Chem 2015; 54:9115-26. [PMID: 26355956 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b01547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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A new monoiodide U(III) complex anchored on a hexadentate dianionic 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-based bis(phenolate) ligand, [U(κ(6)-{((tBu2)ArO)2Me2-cyclam})I] (1), was synthesized from the reaction of [UI3(THF)4] (THF = tetrahydrofuran) and the respective potassium salt K2((tBu2)ArO)2Me2-cyclam and structurally characterized. Reactivity of 1 toward one-, two-, and four-electron oxidants was studied to explore the reductive chemistry of this new U(III) complex. Complex 1 reacts with one-electron oxidizers, such as iodine and TlBPh4, to form the seven-coordinate cationic uranium(IV) complexes [U(κ(6)-{((tBu2)ArO)2Me2-cyclam})I][X] (X = I (2-I), BPh4 (2-BPh4)). The new uranium(III) complex reacts with inorganic azides to yield the pseudohalide uranium(IV) complex [U(κ(6)-{((tBu2)ArO)2Me2-cyclam})(N3)2] (4) and the nitride-bridged diuranium(IV/IV) complex [(κ(4)-{((tBu2)ArO)2Me2-cyclam})(N3)U(μ-N)U(κ(5)-{((tBu2)ArO)2Me2-cyclam})] (5). Two equivalents of [U(κ(6)-{((tBu2)ArO)2Me2-cyclam})I] (1) effect the four-electron reduction of 1 equiv of PhN═NPh to form the bis(imido) complex [U(κ(4)-{((tBu2)ArO)2Me2-cyclam})(NPh)2] (6) and the U(IV) species 2-I. Moreover, the hemilability of the hexadentate ancillary ligand ((tBu2)ArO)2Me2-cyclam(2-) allows to perform the reductive cleavage of azobenzene with an unprecedented formation of a trans-bis(imido) complex. The complexes were characterized by NMR spectroscopy, and all the new uranium complexes were structurally authenticated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.
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- Leonor Maria
- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa , Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa , Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa , Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal
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- Centro de Ciências e Tecnologias Nucleares, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa , Estrada Nacional 10, 2695-066 Bobadela LRS, Portugal
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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: 338] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.6] [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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Silver MA, Dorfner WL, Cary SK, Cross JN, Lin J, Schelter EJ, Albrecht-Schmitt TE. Why Is Uranyl Formohydroxamate Red? Inorg Chem 2015; 54:5280-4. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.5b00262] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Mark A. Silver
- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 102 Varsity
Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories,
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 102 Varsity
Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 102 Varsity
Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 102 Varsity
Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- P. Roy and Diana T. Vagelos Laboratories,
Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, 231 South 34th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Department
of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, 102 Varsity
Way, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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Smiles DE, Wu G, Kaltsoyannis N, Hayton TW. Thorium-ligand multiple bonds via reductive deprotection of a trityl group. Chem Sci 2015; 6:3891-3899. [PMID: 29218160 PMCID: PMC5707506 DOI: 10.1039/c5sc01248a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2015] [Accepted: 04/30/2015] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Reaction of [Th(I)(NR2)3] (R = SiMe3) (2) with KECPh3 (E = O, S) affords the thorium chalcogenates, [Th(ECPh3)(NR2)3] (3, E = O; 4, E = S), in moderate yields. Reductive deprotection of the trityl group from 3 and 4 by reaction with KC8, in the presence of 18-crown-6, affords the thorium oxo complex, [K(18-crown-6)][Th(O)(NR2)3] (6), and the thorium sulphide complex, [K(18-crown-6)][Th(S)(NR2)3] (7), respectively. The natural bond orbital and quantum theory of atoms-in-molecules approaches are employed to explore the metal-ligand bonding in 6 and 7 and their uranium analogues, and in particular the relative roles of the actinide 5f and 6d orbitals.
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- Danil E Smiles
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara , CA 93106 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara , CA 93106 , USA .
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- Christopher Ingold Laboratories , Department of Chemistry , University College London , 20 Gordon Street , London WC1H 0AJ , UK .
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of California Santa Barbara , Santa Barbara , CA 93106 , USA .
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Gardner BM, Lewis W, Blake AJ, Liddle ST. Thorium Triamidoamine Complexes: Synthesis of an Unusual Dinuclear Tuck-in–Tuck-over Thorium Metallacycle Featuring the Longest Known Thorium−σ-Alkyl Bond. Organometallics 2015. [DOI: 10.1021/om501177s] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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- Benedict M. Gardner
- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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- School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham NG7 2RD, U.K
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Camp C, Chatelain L, Kefalidis CE, Pécaut J, Maron L, Mazzanti M. CO2 conversion to isocyanate via multiple N–Si bond cleavage at a bulky uranium(iii) complex. Chem Commun (Camb) 2015; 51:15454-7. [DOI: 10.1039/c5cc06707c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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CO2 fixation by a bulky uranium(iii) tetrasilylamido complex leads to CO2 insertion into the U–N bond affording a U(iv) isocyanate.
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- Clément Camp
- Univ. Grenoble Alpes
- INAC-SCIB
- F-38000 Grenoble
- France
- CEA
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- LPCNO
- CNRS & INSA
- UPS
- Université de Toulouse
- F-31077 Toulouse
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL)
- CH-1015 Lausanne
- Switzerland
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Schmidt AC, Heinemann FW, Maron L, Meyer K. A Series of Uranium (IV, V, VI) Tritylimido Complexes, Their Molecular and Electronic Structures and Reactivity with CO2. Inorg Chem 2014; 53:13142-53. [DOI: 10.1021/ic5023517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Anna-Corina Schmidt
- Department
of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- LPCNO, Université de Toulouse, INSA Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France
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- Department
of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstr. 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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