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Lin XL, Hu QL, Tan KX, Chen XJ, Yang GP, Wei YG. Two Mn(II)-Bridged Silverton-Type [UMo 12O 42] 8- Polyoxometalates with Catalytic Activity for the Synthesis of Pyrazoles. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:12469-12474. [PMID: 38912662 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c01055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/25/2024]
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Two Mn(II)-bridged Silverton-type {UMo12O42}-based polyoxomolybdates with different three-dimensional structures, Na6(H2O)12[Mn(UMo12O42)] (NaMn) and (NH4)2[K2Na6(μ4-O)2(H2O)1.2Mn(UMo12O42)]·4.6H2O (KMn), were hydrothermally synthesized and further characterized, demonstrating a feasible strategy for the assembly of Silverton-type polyoxomolybdates. Additionally, NaMn is demonstrated to be a good heterogeneous catalyst in the condensation cyclization reaction of hydrazines and 1,3-diketones, and a range of valuable pyrazoles were produced in up to 99% yield.
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- Xiao-Ling Lin
- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
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- School of Chemistry and Material Science, Jiangxi Key Laboratory for Mass Spectrometry and Instrumentation, East China University of Technology, Nanchang 330013, China
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou 350108, China
- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Key Lab of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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Kulasekara DN, Bailey MD, Ward CL, Allen MJ. Comparison of the structural, electrochemical, and spectroscopic properties of two cryptates of trivalent uranium. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:8657-8661. [PMID: 38695748 PMCID: PMC11106807 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00521j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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We describe a study of the influence of cryptand denticity on the structural, electronic, and electrochemical properties of UIII-containing cryptates. Two cryptands (2.2.2 and 2.2.1) are reported. The cryptand with the smaller denticity leads to negative electrochemical potentials and shorter bond lengths that are consistent with a better fit for UIII than the larger cryptand. These studies provide insight into the rational design of cryptand-based ligands for trivalent uranium.
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- D Nuwangi Kulasekara
- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
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- Lumigen Instrument Center, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Wayne State University, 5101 Cass Avenue, Detroit, MI, 48202, USA.
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Collins Rice C, Hayden JA, Hawkins AD, Morris LJ, Turner ZR, Buffet JC, O’Hare D. Trends in Structure and Ethylene Polymerization Reactivity of Transition-Metal Permethylindenyl-phenoxy (PHENI*) Complexes. Organometallics 2024; 43:540-556. [PMID: 38425384 PMCID: PMC10900520 DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.3c00503] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2023] [Revised: 01/24/2024] [Accepted: 01/24/2024] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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A family of ansa-permethylindenyl-phenoxy (PHENI*) transition-metal chloride complexes has been synthesized and characterized (1-7; {(η5-C9Me6)Me(R″)Si(2-R-4-R'-C6H2O)}MCl2; R,R' = Me, tBu, Cumyl (CMe2Ph); R″ = Me, nPr, Ph; M = Ti, Zr, Hf). The ancillary chloride ligands could readily be exchanged with halides, alkyls, alkoxides, aryloxides, or amides to form PHENI* complexes [L]TiX2 (8-17; X = Br, I, Me, CH2SiMe3, CH2Ph, NMe2, OEt, ODipp). The solid-state crystal structures of these PHENI* complexes indicate that one of two conformations may be preferred, parametrized by a characteristic torsion angle (TA'), in which the η5 system is either disposed away from the metal center or toward it. Compared to indenyl PHENICS complexes, the permethylindenyl (I*) ligand appears to favor a conformation in which the metal center is more accessible. When heterogenized on solid polymethylaluminoxane (sMAO), titanium PHENI* complexes exhibit exceptional catalytic activity toward the polymerization of ethylene. Substantially greater activities are reported than for comparable PHENICS catalysts, along with the formation of ultrahigh-molecular-weight polyethylenes (UHMWPE). Catalyst-cocatalyst ion pairing effects are observed in cationization experiments and found to be significant in homogeneous catalytic regimes; these effects are also related to the influence of the ancillary ligand leaving groups in slurry-phase polymerizations. Catalytic efficiency and polyethylene molecular weight are found to increase with pressure, and PHENI* catalysts can be categorized as being among the most active for the controlled synthesis of UHMWPE.
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- Clement
G. Collins Rice
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department
of Chemistry, University of Oxford, 12 Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K.
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Ferrier MG, Childs BC, Silva CM, Greenough MM, Moore EE, Erickson KA, Monreal MJ, Colla CA, Marple MAT, Winston LD, Burks JN, Martin AA, Jeffries JR, Holliday KS. Laser-Induced Thermal Decomposition of Uranium Coordination Compounds with Non-oxidic Ligands to Produce Nitride and Carbide Materials. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:1938-1946. [PMID: 38232376 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2024]
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The production of ceramics from uranium coordination compounds can be achieved through thermal processing if an excess amount of the desired atoms (i.e., C or N), or reactive gaseous products (e.g., methane or nitrogen oxide) is made available to the reactive uranium metal core via decomposition/fragmentation of the surrounding ligand groups. Here, computational thermodynamic approaches were utilized to identify the temperatures necessary to produce uranium metal from some starting compounds─UI4(TMEDA)2, UCl4(TMEDA)2, UCl3(pyridine)x, and UI3(pyridine)4. Experimentally, precursors were irradiated by a laser under various gaseous environments (argon, nitrogen, and methane) creating extreme reaction conditions (i.e., fast heating, high temperature profile >2000 °C, and rapid cooling). Despite the fast dynamics associated with laser irradiation, the central uranium atom reacted with the thermal decomposition products of the ligands yielding uranium ceramics. Residual gas analysis identified vaporized products from the laser irradiation, and the final ceramic products were characterized by powder X-ray diffraction. The composition of the uranium precursor as well as the gaseous environment had a direct impact on the production of the final phases.
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- Maryline G Ferrier
- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Chemical, Earth and Life Sciences Directorate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Chemical, Earth and Life Sciences Directorate, Los Alamos National Laboratory, P.O. Box 1663, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
- Spelman College, 350 Spelman Ln SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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Patra K, Brennessel WW, Matson EM. Molybdenum sulphide clusters as redox-active supports for low-valent uranium. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:530-533. [PMID: 38053465 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05561b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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The preparation of an actinide substituted cubane cluster, (Cp*3Mo3S4)Cp*UI2, and its reduced derivatives are reported. Structural and spectroscopic investigations provide insight into the unique interactions between the actinide and its redox-active molybdenum sulphide metalloligand, serving as a model to study atomically-dispersed, low-valent actinide ions on MoS2 surfaces. To probe the ability of the assembly to facilitate multielectron small molecule activation, the reactivity of the fully-reduced cluster, (Cp*3Mo3S4)Cp*U, with azobenzene was investigated. Addition of the substrate results in the formation of a cis-bis-imido cluster, (Cp*3Mo3S4)Cp*U(NPh)2. Cooperative reactivity between the actinide and redox-active support facilitates the 4e--reduction of substrate.
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- Kamaless Patra
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
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Windorff CJ, Goodwin CAP, Sperling JM, Albrecht-Schönzart TE, Bai Z, Evans WJ, Huffman ZK, Jeannin R, Long BN, Mills DP, Poe TN, Ziller JW. Stabilization of Pu(IV) in PuBr 4(OPCy 3) 2 and Comparisons with Structurally Similar ThX 4(OPR 3) 2 (R = Cy, Ph) Molecules. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:18136-18149. [PMID: 37875401 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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The pursuit of a trivalent plutonium halide phosphine oxide compound, e.g., "PuBr3(OPR)3," instead led to the isolation of the tetravalent trans-PuIVBr4(OPCy3)2, PuBr/Cy, compound by spontaneous oxidation of PuIII. The donating nature of phosphine oxides has allowed the isolation and characterization of PuBr/Cy by crystallographic, multinuclear NMR, solid state, and solution phase UV-vis-NIR spectroscopic techniques. The presence of a putative plutonyl(VI) complex formulated as "trans-PuVIO2Br2(OPCy3)2" was also observed spectroscopically and tentatively by single-crystal X-ray diffraction as a cocrystal of PuBr/Cy. A series of trans-ThX4(OPCy3)2 (X = Cl, ThCl/Cy; Br, ThBr/Cy; I, ThI/Cy) complexes were synthesized for comparison to PuBr/Cy. The triphenylphosphine oxide, OPPh3, complexes, trans-AnI4(OPPh3)2 (An = Th, ThI/Ph; U, UI/Ph), were also synthesized for comparison, completing the series trans-UX4(OPPh3)2 (X = Cl, Br, I), UX/Ph. To enable the synthesis of ThI/Cy and ThI/Ph, a new nonaqueous thorium iodide starting material, ThI4(Et2O)2, was synthesized. The syntheses of organic solvent soluble ThI4L2 (L = Et2O, OPCy3, and OPPh3) are the first examples of crystallographically characterized neutral thorium tetraiodide materials beyond binary ThI4. To show the viability of ThI4(Et2O)2 as a starting material for organothorium chemistry, (C5Me4H)3ThI was synthesized and crystallographically characterized.
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- Cory J Windorff
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico 88003, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Nuclear Science & Engineering Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Nuclear Science & Engineering Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
- Department of Chemistry and Nuclear Science & Engineering Center, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California-Irvine, Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Carpenter S, Klamm BE, Fetrow TV, Scott BL, Gaunt AJ, Anderson NH, Tondreau AM. Chlorination of Pu and U Metal Using GaCl 3. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:8462-8466. [PMID: 37220066 PMCID: PMC10246562 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c00522] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The oxidative chlorination of the plutonium metal was achieved through a reaction with gallium(III) chloride (GaCl3). In DME (DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane) as the solvent, substoichiometric (2.8 equiv) amounts of GaCl3 were added, which consumed roughly 60% of the plutonium metal over the course of 10 days. The salt species [PuCl2(dme)3][GaCl4] was isolated as pale-purple crystals, and both solid-state and solution UV-vis-NIR spectroscopies were consistent with the formation of a trivalent plutonium complex. The analogous reaction was performed with uranium metal, generating a dicationic trivalent uranium complex crystallized as the [UCl(dme)3][GaCl4]2 salt. The extraction of [UCl(dme)3][GaCl4]2 in DME at 70 °C followed by crystallization produced [{U(dme)3}2(μ-Cl3)][GaCl4]3, a product arising from the loss of GaCl3. This method of halogenation worked on a small scale for plutonium and uranium, providing a route to cationic Pu3+ and dicationic U3+ complexes using GaCl3 in DME.
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- Stephanie
H. Carpenter
- Chemistry
Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Pit
Technologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Pit
Technologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Materials
and Physics 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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- Pit
Technologies, 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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Niklas JE, Studvick CM, Bacsa J, Popov IA, La Pierre HS. Ligand Control of Oxidation and Crystallographic Disorder in the Isolation of Hexavalent Uranium Mono-Oxo Complexes. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:2304-2316. [PMID: 36668669 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The development of high-valent transuranic chemistry requires robust methodologies to access and fully characterize reactive species. We have recently demonstrated that the reducing nature of imidophosphorane ligands supports the two-electron oxidation of U4+ to U6+ and established the use of this ligand to evaluate the inverse-trans-influence (ITI) in actinide metal-ligand multiple bond (MLMB) complexes. To extend this methodology and analysis to transuranic complexes, new small-scale synthetic strategies and lower-symmetry ligand derivatives are necessary to improve crystallinity and reduce crystallographic disorder. To this end, the synthesis of two new imidophosphorane ligands, [N═PtBu(pip)2]- (NPC1) and [N═PtBu(pyrr)2]- (NPC2) (pip = piperidinyl; pyrr = pyrrolidinyl), is presented, which break pseudo-C3 axes in the tetravalent complexes, U[NPC1]4 and U[NPC2]4. The reaction of these complexes with two-electron oxygen-atom-transfer reagents (N2O, trimethylamine N-oxide (TMAO) and 2,3:5,6-dibenzo-7-azabicyclo[2.2.1]hepta-2,5-diene (dbabhNO)) yields the U6+ mono-oxo complexes U(O)[NPC1]4 and U(O)[NPC2]4. This methodology is optimized for direct translation to transuranic elements. Of the two ligands, the NPC2 framework is most suitable for facilitating detailed bonding analysis and assessment of the ITI. Theoretical evaluation of the U-(NPC) bonding confirms a substantial difference between axially and equatorially bonded N atoms, revealing markedly more covalent U-Nax interactions. The U 6d + 5f combined contribution for U-Nax is nearly double that of U-Neq, accounting for ITI shortening and increased bond order of the axial bond. Two distinct N-atom hybridizations in the pyrrolidine/piperidine rings are noted across the complexes, with approximate sp2 and sp3 configurations describing the slightly shorter P-N"planar" and slightly longer P-N"pyramidal" bonds, respectively. In all complexes, the NPC2 ligands feature more planar N atoms than NPC1, in accordance with a higher electron-donating capacity of the former.
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- Julie E Niklas
- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3601, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio 44325-3601, United States
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- School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States.,Nuclear and Radiological Engineering Program, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-0400, United States
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Waldschmidt P, Riedhammer J, Hartline DR, Heinemann FW, Meyer K. Homoleptic Acetylacetonate (acac) and β-Ketoiminate (acnac) Complexes of Uranium. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:2013-2023. [PMID: 36693018 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c03520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Transmetalation of potassium salts of differently substituted acetylacetonate (acac) and β-ketoiminate (acnac) with [U(I)3(dioxane)1.5] and [U(I)4(dioxane)2] resulted in the formation of homoleptic, octahedral complexes [U(tBuacnacPh)3] (with tBuacnacPh = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-5-(phenylimino)heptan-3-onate) in the oxidation states +III and +IV and the homoleptic, square prismatic complexes [UIV(MeacnacPh)4] (with MeacnacPh = 4-(phenylimino)pentan-2-onate) and the homoleptic, square antiprismatic complexes [U(tBuacac)4] [with acac = 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionate (tBuacac), 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl,4-methyl-3,5-heptanedionate (tBuacMeac), and 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-phenyl-3,5-heptanedionate (tBuacPhac)] in oxidation states +III, +IV, and +V. Oxidation of [UIII(tBuacnacPh)3] (1) with AgOTf yielded [UIV(tBuacnacPh)3][OTf] (2), which was fully characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis, a combination of ultraviolet/visible/near-infrared, nuclear magnetic resonance, and infrared spectroscopies, and solid-state superconducting quantum interference device magnetization studies. Complexation of the sterically less encumbering ligand derivative MeacnacPh provided access to the tetravalent, square antiprismatic complex [UIV(MeacnacPh)4] (3). Cyclovoltammetric analysis of the square antiprismatic [UIV(tBuacac)4] (4), [UIV(tBuacMeac)4] (5), and [UIV(tBuacPhac)4] (6) revealed reversible anodic and cathodic waves, attributable to the U(III/IV) and U(IV/V) redox couples, both being chemically accessible, as tested in the case of 5. The corresponding U(III) and U(V) compounds, [K(2.2.2-cryptand)][UIII(tBuacMeac)4] (7) and [UV(tBuacMeac)4][SbF6] (8), were synthesized accordingly. Unfortunately, reduced 7 proved to be too reactive for isolation and could only be detected by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy. Notably, electrochemical studies on homoleptic uranium(IV) complexes with differently derivatized (R) acRac ligands (R = H, Me, or Ph) feature large electrochemical windows of up to 2.91 V, measured between the uranium(III) and the uranium(V) species, in addition to high stability toward repeated potential scans.
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- Pablo Waldschmidt
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstraße 1, Erlangen 91058, Germany
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Ferrier MG, Childs BC, Silva CM, Greenough MM, Moore EE, Swift AJ, Di Pietro SA, Martin AA, Jeffries JR, Holliday KS. Unconventional Pathways to Carbide Phase Synthesis via Thermal Decomposition of UI 4(1,4-dioxane) 2. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:17579-17589. [PMID: 36269886 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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UI4(1,4-dioxane)2 was subjected to laser-based heating─a method that enables localized, fast heating (T > 2000 °C) and rapid cooling under controlled conditions (scan rate, power, atmosphere, etc.)─to understand its thermal decomposition. A predictive computational thermodynamic technique estimated the decomposition temperature of UI4(1,4-dioxane)2 to uranium (U) metal to be 2236 °C, a temperature achievable under laser irradiation. Dictated by the presence of reactive, gaseous byproducts, the thermal decomposition of UI4(1,4-dioxane)2 under furnace conditions up to 600 °C revealed the formation of UO2, UIx, and U(C1-xOx)y, while under laser irradiation, UI4(1,4-dioxane)2 decomposed to UO2, U(C1-xOx)y, UC2-zOz, and UC. Despite the fast dynamics associated with laser irradiation, the central uranium atom reacted with the thermal decomposition products of the ligand (1,4-dioxane = C4H8O2) instead of producing pure U metal. The results highlight the potential to co-develop uranium precursors with specific irradiation procedures to advance nuclear materials research by finding new pathways to produce uranium carbide.
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- Maryline G Ferrier
- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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Löffler ST, Hümmer J, Scheurer A, Heinemann FW, Meyer K. Unprecedented pairs of uranium (iv/v) hydroxido and (iv/v/vi) oxido complexes supported by a seven-coordinate cyclen-anchored tris-aryloxide ligand. Chem Sci 2022; 13:11341-11351. [PMID: 36320575 PMCID: PMC9533418 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc02736d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2022] [Accepted: 07/30/2022] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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We present the synthesis and reactivity of a newly developed, cyclen-based tris-aryloxide ligand precursor, namely cyclen(Me)( t-Bu,t-BuArOH)3, and its coordination chemistry to uranium. The corresponding uranium(iii) complex [UIII((OAr t-Bu,t-Bu)3(Me)cyclen)] (1) was characterized by 1H NMR analysis, CHN elemental analysis and UV/vis/NIR electronic absorption spectroscopy. Since no single-crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction analysis could be obtained from this precursor, 1 was oxidized with methylene chloride or silver fluoride to yield [(cyclen(Me)( t-Bu,t-BuArO)3)UIV(X)] (X = Cl (2), F (3)), which were unambiguously characterized and successfully crystallized to gain insight into the molecular structure by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis (SC-XRD). Further, the activation of H2O and N2O by 1 is presented, resulting in the U(iv) complex [(cyclen(Me)( t-Bu,t-BuArO)3)UIV(OH)] (4) and the U(v) complex [(cyclen(Me)( t-Bu,t-BuArO)3)UV(O)] (6). Complexes 2, 3, 4, and 6 were characterized by 1H NMR analysis, CHN elemental analysis, UV/vis/NIR electronic absorption spectroscopy, IR vibrational spectroscopy, and SQUID magnetization measurements as well as cyclic voltammetry. Furthermore, chemical oxidation of 3, 4, and 6 with AgF or AgSbF6 was achieved leading to complexes [(cyclen(Me)( t-Bu,t-BuArO)3)UV(F)2] (5), [(cyclen(Me)( t-Bu,t-BuArO)3)UV(OH)][SbF6] (7), and [(cyclen(Me)( t-Bu,t-BuArO)3)UVI(O)][SbF6] (8). Finally, reduction of 7 with KC8 yielded a U(iv) complex, spectroscopically and magnetochemically identified as K[(cyclen(Me)( t-Bu,t-BuArO)3)UIV(O)].
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- Sascha T Löffler
- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy Inorganic Chemistry Egerlandstraße 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy Inorganic Chemistry Egerlandstraße 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy Inorganic Chemistry Egerlandstraße 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy Inorganic Chemistry Egerlandstraße 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy Inorganic Chemistry Egerlandstraße 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
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Ramle AQ, Tiekink ER, Basirun WJ. Synthesis, functionalization and coordination chemistry of dibenzotetraaza[14]annulenes. Coord Chem Rev 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2022.214672] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Robinson TP, Georges M, Turner ZR, Buffet JC, O’Hare D. Zirconium Permethylpentalene Amidinate Complexes: Characterization, Bonding, and Olefin Polymerization Catalysis. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Thomas P. Robinson
- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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- Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, U.K
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Carpenter SH, Wolford NJ, Billow BS, Fetrow TV, Cajiao N, Radović A, Janicke MT, Neidig ML, Tondreau AM. Homoleptic Uranium-Bis(acyl)phosphide Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:12508-12517. [PMID: 35905438 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The first uranium bis(acyl)phosphide (BAP) complexes were synthesized from the reaction between sodium bis(mesitoyl)phosphide (Na(mesBAP)) or sodium bis(2,4,6-triisopropylbenzoyl)phosphide (Na(trippBAP)) and UI3(1,4-dioxane)1.5. Thermally stable, homoleptic BAP complexes were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy, when appropriate, for the elucidation of the electronic structure and bonding of these complexes. EPR spectroscopy revealed that the BAP ligands on the uranium center retain a significant amount of electron density. The EPR spectrum of the trivalent U(trippBAP)3 has a rhombic signal near g = 2 (g1 = 2.03; g2 = 2.01; and g3 = 1.98) that is consistent with the EPR-observed unpaired electron being located in a molecular orbital that appears ligand-derived. However, upon warming the complex to room temperature, no resonance was observed, indicating the presence of uranium character.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, 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 of Rochester, Rochester, New York 14627, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, 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, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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Shirasaki K. Electroseparation of zinc(II) from uranium(III) prepared by reduction of uranium(IV) with zinc amalgam in dimethylformamide. J APPL ELECTROCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10800-022-01698-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Diaz-Rodriguez RM, Gálico DA, Chartrand D, Suturina EA, Murugesu M. Toward Opto-Structural Correlation to Investigate Luminescence Thermometry in an Organometallic Eu(II) Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:912-921. [PMID: 34989573 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c11076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lanthanide-based luminescent materials have unique properties and are well-studied for many potential applications. In particular, the characteristic 5d → 4f emission of divalent lanthanide ions such as EuII allows for tunability of the emissive properties via modulation of the coordination environment. We report the synthesis and photoluminescence investigation of pentamethylcyclopentadienyleuropium(II) tetrahydroborate bis(tetrahydrofuran) dimer (1), the first example of an organometallic, discrete molecular EuII band-shift luminescence thermometer. Complex 1 exhibits an absolute sensitivity of 8.2 cm-1 K-1 at 320 K, the highest thus far observed for a lanthanide-based band-shift thermometer. Opto-structural correlation via variable-temperature single-crystal X-ray diffraction and fluorescence spectroscopy allows rationalization of the remarkable thermometric luminescence of complex 1 and reveals the significant potential of molecular EuII compounds in luminescence thermometry.
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- Roberto M Diaz-Rodriguez
- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Quebec H3T 1J4, Canada
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
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Whitefoot MA, Perales D, Zeller M, Bart SC. Synthesis of Non-Aqueous Neptunium(III) Halide Solvates from NpO 2. Chemistry 2021; 27:18054-18057. [PMID: 34643978 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202103265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Two Np(III) halides, NpI3 (THF)4 and NpBr3 (THF)4 , have been prepared and isolated in high yields as described in this work. Starting with neptunia (NpO2 ), NpCl4 (DME)2 was first generated in an updated, higher yielding synthesis than what was previously reported by using HCl/HF. This material was then reduced with KC8 , followed by subsequent ligand exchange, to generate NpBr3 (THF)4 and NpI3 -(THF)4 . Full characterization by single-crystal X-ray crystallography, 1 H NMR spectroscopy and electronic absorption spectroscopy confirmed the molecular formulas and oxidation states. These trivalent materials are straightforward to synthesize and can be used as starting materials for non-aqueous Np(III) chemistry, obviating the need for rare and restricted Np metal and elemental halogens.
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- Megan A Whitefoot
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, H. C. Brown Laboratory, 560 Oval Dr, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, H. C. Brown Laboratory, 560 Oval Dr, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, H. C. Brown Laboratory, 560 Oval Dr, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, H. C. Brown Laboratory, 560 Oval Dr, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47907, USA
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An updated status and trends in actinide metal-organic frameworks (An-MOFs): From synthesis to application. Coord Chem Rev 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Pividori D, Miehlich ME, Kestel B, Heinemann FW, Scheurer A, Patzschke M, Meyer K. Uranium Going the Soft Way: Low-Valent Uranium(III) Coordinated to an Arene-Anchored Tris-Thiophenolate Ligand. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:16455-16465. [PMID: 34677061 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The synthesis of a tripodal, S-based ligand, namely the mesitylene-anchored, tris-thiophenolate-functionalized (mes(Me,AdArS)3)3- (1)3-, and its coordination chemistry with low-valent uranium to form [UIII((SArAd,Me)3mes)] (1-U) are reported. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals a C3-symmetric molecular structure. Full characterization of 1-U was performed using nuclear magnetic resonance, UV-vis-NIR electronic absorption, and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopies as well as SQUID magnetometry, thus confirming the U(III) oxidation state. Alternating current magnetic studies show that 1-U exhibits single-molecule magnet behavior at low temperatures in a non-zero external field. Comparison of these results to those of the previously reported mesitylene-anchored complexes, [UIII((OArAd,Me)3mes)] and [UIII((OArtBu,tBu)3mes)], indicates a drastic change in the electronic structure when moving from phenolate-based ligands to thiophenolate-based 1, which is further discussed by means of computational analysis (NBO, DFT, and QTAIM). Despite the U-O bonds being stronger, a much higher covalency was found for the U-S analogue.
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- Daniel Pividori
- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328 Dresden, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Fetrow TV, Daly SR. Mechanochemical synthesis and structural analysis of trivalent lanthanide and uranium diphenylphosphinodiboranates. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:11472-11484. [PMID: 34346459 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01932e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Phosphinodiboranates (H3BPR2BH3-) are a class of borohydrides that have merited a reputation as weakly coordinating anions, which is attributed in part to the dearth of coordination complexes known with transition metals, lanthanides, and actinides. We recently reported how K(H3BPtBu2BH3) exhibits sluggish salt elimination reactivity with f-metal halides in organic solvents such as Et2O and THF. Here we report how this reactivity appears to be further attenuated in solution when the tBu groups attached to phosphorus are exchanged for R = Ph or H, and we describe how mechanochemistry was used to overcome limited solution reactivity with K(H3BPPh2BH3). Grinding three equivalents of K(H3BPPh2BH3) with UI3(THF)4 or LnI3 (Ln = Ce, Pr, Nd) allowed homoleptic complexes with the empirical formulas U(H3BPPh2BH3)3 (1), Ce(H3BPPh2BH3)3 (2), Pr(H3BPPh2BH3)3 (3), and Nd(H3BPPh2BH3)3 (4) to be prepared and subsequently crystallized in good yields (50-80%). Single-crystal XRD studies revealed that all four complexes exist as dimers or coordination polymers in the solid-state, whereas 1H and 11B NMR spectra showed that they exist as a mixture of monomers and dimers in solution. Treating 4 with THF breaks up the dimer to yield the monomeric complex Nd(H3BPPh2BH3)3(THF)3 (4-THF). XRD studies revealed that 4-THF has one chelating and two dangling H3BPPh2BH3- ligands bound to the metal to accommodate binding of THF. In contrast to the results with K(H3BPPh2BH3), attempting the same mechanochemical reactions with Na(H3BPH2BH3) containing the simplest phosphinodiboranate were unsuccessful; only the partial metathesis product U(H3BPH2BH3)I2(THF)3 (5) was isolated in poor yields. Despite these limitations, our results offer new examples showing how mechanochemistry can be used to rapidly synthesize molecular coordination complexes that are otherwise difficult to prepare using more traditional solution methods.
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- Taylor V Fetrow
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, E331 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA.
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Fetrow TV, Grabow JP, Leddy J, Daly SR. Convenient Syntheses of Trivalent Uranium Halide Starting Materials without Uranium Metal. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:7593-7601. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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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- Taylor V. Fetrow
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, E331 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, E331 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, E331 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, E331 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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Boreen MA, Groß OA, Hohloch S, Arnold J. Isocyanide adducts of tri- and tetravalent uranium metallocenes supported by tetra(isopropyl)cyclopentadienyl ligands. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:11971-11977. [PMID: 32812574 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02005b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Reaction of the uranium(iii) metallocenium salt [(CpiPr4)2U][B(C6F5)4] with tert-butyl isocyanide (tBuNC) yielded the dicationic uranium(iv) complex [(CpiPr4)2U(CNtBu)4][B(C6F5)4]2 (1), which displays a linear metallocene geometry. Use of crude mixtures of [(CpiPr4)2U][B(C6F5)4], which contain a soluble source of iodide, led instead to isolation of the monocationic uranium(iv) iodide complex [(CpiPr4)2U(I)(CNtBu)2][B(C6F5)4] (2). Adduct formation with no change in oxidation state was observed upon addition of tBuNC to the neutral uranium(iii) species (CpiPr4)2UI, resulting in isolation of (CpiPr4)2U(I)(CNtBu) (3). X-ray crystallographic and IR spectroscopic studies both showed effects ascribed to the presence of multiple strongly donating isocyanide ligands in 1.
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- Michael A Boreen
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Paderborn University, Warburger Straße 100, 33098 Paderborn, Germany
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- University of Innsbruck, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Institute of General, Inorganic and Theoretical Chemistry, Innrain 80-82, 6020 Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA. and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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Boreen MA, Gould CA, Booth CH, Hohloch S, Arnold J. Structure and magnetism of a tetrahedral uranium(iii) β-diketiminate complex. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:7938-7944. [PMID: 32495782 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01599g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We describe the functionalisation of the previously reported uranium(iii) β-diketiminate complex (BDI)UI2(THF)2 (1) with one and two equivalents of a sterically demanding 2,6-diisopropylphenolate ligand (ODipp) leading to the formation of two heteroleptic complexes: [(BDI)UI(ODipp)]2 (2) and (BDI)U(ODipp)2 (3). The latter is a rare example of a tetrahedral uranium(iii) complex, and it shows single-molecule magnet behaviour.
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- Michael A Boreen
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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Tatebe CJ, Matson EM, Clark CL, Kiernicki JJ, Fanwick PE, Zeller M, Bart SC. Low- and Mid-Valent Uranium Species Supported by Phenyltris(oxazolinyl)borate Ligands. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Caleb J. Tatebe
- 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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- H.C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, United States
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Riedhammer J, Aguilar-Calderón JR, Miehlich M, Halter DP, Munz D, Heinemann FW, Fortier S, Meyer K, Mindiola DJ. Werner-Type Complexes of Uranium(III) and (IV). Inorg Chem 2020; 59:2443-2449. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [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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- Judith Riedhammer
- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, United States
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91058, Germany
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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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- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91058, Germany
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- Inorganic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Erlangen 91058, Germany
- Department of Chemistry, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
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Boreen MA, Arnold J. The synthesis and versatile reducing power of low-valent uranium complexes. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:15124-15138. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt03151h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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This synthesis and diverse reactivity of uranium(iii) and uranium(ii) complexes is discussed.
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- Michael A. Boreen
- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Berkeley
- USA
- Chemical Sciences Division
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of California
- Berkeley
- USA
- Chemical Sciences Division
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Fetrow TV, Bhowmick R, Achazi AJ, Blake AV, Eckstrom FD, Vlaisavljevich B, Daly SR. Chelating Borohydrides for Lanthanides and Actinides: Structures, Mechanochemistry, and Case Studies with Phosphinodiboranates. Inorg Chem 2019; 59:48-61. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Taylor V. Fetrow
- Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, E331 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, E331 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, E331 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, The University of Iowa, E331 Chemistry Building, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, United States
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Wolford NJ, Sergentu D, Brennessel WW, Autschbach J, Neidig ML. Homoleptic Aryl Complexes of Uranium (IV). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:10266-10270. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201905423] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2019] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Nikki J. Wolford
- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester, B31 Hutchison Hall 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 14627 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University at Buffalo State University of New York 312 Natural Sciences Complex Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester, B31 Hutchison Hall 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 14627 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University at Buffalo State University of New York 312 Natural Sciences Complex Buffalo NY 14260 USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Rochester, B31 Hutchison Hall 120 Trustee Road Rochester NY 14627 USA
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Arnold PL, Puig-Urrea L, Wells JAL, Yuan D, Cruickshank FL, Young RD. Applications of boroxide ligands in supporting small molecule activation by U(iii) and U(iv) complexes. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:4894-4905. [PMID: 30924481 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt05051a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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The boroxide ligand [OBAr2]- (Ar = Mes, Trip) is shown to be able to support both UIII and UIV centres for the first time. The synthesis and structures of homoleptic and heteroleptic UIII and UIV complexes are reported. The UX3 complex with larger substituents, [U(OBTrip2)3]2, exhibits greater thermal stability compared to less encumbered [U(OBMes2)3]2 but reacts with a smaller range of the small molecules tested to date. Initial studies on their capacity to participate in small molecule chemistry show that dark purple [U(OBMes2)3]2 binds and/or reductively activates a variety of small molecules such as pyridine-oxide, triphenylphosphineoxide, sulfur, and dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. While [U(OBMes2)3]2 shows no reaction with CO or CO2, [U(OBTrip2)3]2 is oxidised by both, in the former case forming [U(OBTrip2)4], and in the latter case forming a small quantity of the structurally characterised μ-carbonate product [(μ-CO3){U(OBTrip2)3}2].
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- Polly L Arnold
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, Joseph Black Building, The King's Buildings, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, EH9 3FJ, UK
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Mayer K, Klein W, Fässler TF. Zinc as a versatile connecting atom for zintl cluster oligomers. Chem Commun (Camb) 2019; 55:12156-12159. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc06388a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Homoatomic cluster aggregation is a versatile route to build up atom-precise nano structures. In this work, we present first structures representing building motifs of hypothetical ZnGe9 networks.
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- Kerstin Mayer
- Department Chemie
- Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4
- 85747 Garching
- Germany
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- Department Chemie
- Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4
- 85747 Garching
- Germany
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- Department Chemie
- Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4
- 85747 Garching
- Germany
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A uranium(IV) imido amido triazenido complex formed via addition of a C H bond across a U N multiple bond. Polyhedron 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2018.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Settineri NS, Shiau AA, Arnold J. Two-electron oxidation of a homoleptic U(iii) guanidinate complex by diphenyldiazomethane. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:10913-10916. [PMID: 30206592 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc06514d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Reaction of the first homoleptic U(iii) guanidinate complex with diphenyldiazomethane results in two-electron oxidation of U(iii) to U(v) and isolation of a U(v) hydrazido complex. Corresponding U(v) imido, U(v) oxo, and U(iv) azido complexes were also synthesized for structural comparison.
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- Nicholas S Settineri
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA.
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Goodwin CAP, Tuna F, McInnes EJL, Mills DP. Exploring Synthetic Routes to Heteroleptic UIII, UIV, and ThIVBulky Bis(silyl)amide Complexes. Eur J Inorg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201800036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; M13 9PL Manchester UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; M13 9PL Manchester UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; M13 9PL Manchester UK
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Hohloch S, Garner ME, Parker BF, Arnold J. New supporting ligands in actinide chemistry: tetramethyltetraazaannulene complexes with thorium and uranium. Dalton Trans 2018; 46:13768-13782. [PMID: 28959804 DOI: 10.1039/c7dt02682j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We report the synthesis, characterization, and preliminary reactivity of new heteroleptic thorium and uranium complexes supported by the macrocyclic TMTAA ligand (TMTAA = Tetramethyl-tetra-aza-annulene). The dihalide complexes Th(TMTAA)Cl2(THF)2 (1), [UCl2(TMTAA)]2 (2) and U(TMTAA)I2 (3) are further functionalized to the Cp* derivatives ThCp*(TMTAA)Cl (4), UCp*(TMTAA)Cl (5) and UCp*(TMTAA)I (6) (Cp* = pentamethylcyclopentadienide). Compounds 4-6 are also obtained through a one-pot reaction from standard thorium(iv) and uranium(iv) starting materials, Li2TMTAA and KCp*. Complexes 1-6 function as valuable starting materials for salt metathesis chemistry. Treatment of precursors 4 or 5 with trimethylsilylmethyllithium (LiCH2TMS) results in the new actinide TMTAA alkyl complexes ThCp*(TMTAA)(CH2TMS) (7) and UCp*(TMTAA)(CH2TMTS) (8), respectively. The TMTAA-derived alkyl complexes (7 and 8) show unexpected stability and are stable for several weeks at room temperature in solution and in the solid-state. Additionally, double substitution of the halide ligands in 1-3 shows a strong dependence on the nucleophile used. While weaker nucleophiles, such as amides, and more sterically demanding nucleophiles, such as Cp (Cp = cyclopenadienide), favour the formation of bis-TMTAA "sandwich" complexes [An(TMTAA)2] (An = Th (9) and An = U (10)), the use of oxygen-functionalized ligands like the ODipp anion (Dipp = diisopropylphenyl) results in the formation of the doubly substituted species Th(ODipp)2TMTAA (11) and U(ODipp)2TMTAA (12). We also describe the divergent reactivity of the TMTAA ligand towards uranium(iii). Unlike the syntheses of actinide(iv) TMTAA complexes, the synthesis of a uranium(iii) TMTAA was not successful and only uranium(iv) species could be obtained.
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- Stephan Hohloch
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Rudel SS, Deubner HL, Scheibe B, Conrad M, Kraus F. Facile Syntheses of pure Uranium(III) Halides: UF3
, UCl3
, UBr3
, and UI3. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.201700402] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Stefan S. Rudel
- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4 35032 Marburg Germany
- WZMW; Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35039 Marburg Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4 35032 Marburg Germany
- WZMW; Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35039 Marburg Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4 35032 Marburg Germany
- WZMW; Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35039 Marburg Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4 35032 Marburg Germany
- WZMW; Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35039 Marburg Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4 35032 Marburg Germany
- WZMW; Hans-Meerwein-Straße 35039 Marburg Germany
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Kagan BD, Lichtscheidl AG, Erickson KA, Monreal MJ, Scott BL, Nelson AT, Kiplinger JL. Synthesis of Actinide Fluoride Complexes Using Trimethyltin Fluoride as a Mild and Selective Fluorinating Reagent. Eur J Inorg Chem 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201701232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Benjamin D. Kagan
- Chemistry Division; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mailstop J-514 87545 Los Alamos New Mexico USA
- Department of Chemistry; University of Vermont; Discovery Hall 05405 Burlington Vermont USA
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- Chemistry Division; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mailstop J-514 87545 Los Alamos New Mexico USA
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- Chemistry Division; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mailstop J-514 87545 Los Alamos New Mexico USA
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- Materials Physics and Applications Division; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mailstop J-514 87545 Los Alamos New Mexico USA
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- Materials Science and Technology Division; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mailstop E-549 87545 Los Alamos New Mexico USA
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- Chemistry Division; Los Alamos National Laboratory; Mailstop J-514 87545 Los Alamos New Mexico USA
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Windorff CJ, Dumas MT, Ziller JW, Gaunt AJ, Kozimor SA, Evans WJ. Small-Scale Metal-Based Syntheses of Lanthanide Iodide, Amide, and Cyclopentadienyl Complexes as Analogues for Transuranic Reactions. Inorg Chem 2017; 56:11981-11989. [PMID: 28915015 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Small-scale reactions of the Pu analogues La, Ce, and Nd have been explored in order to optimize reaction conditions for milligram scale reactions of radioactive plutonium starting from the metal. Oxidation of these lanthanide metals with iodine in ether and pyridine has been studied, and LnI3(Et2O)x (1-Ln; x = 0.75-1.9) and LnI3(py)4 (2-Ln; py = pyridine, NC5H5) have been synthesized on scales ranging from 15 mg to 2 g. The THF adducts LnI3(THF)4 (3-Ln) were synthesized by dissolving 1-Ln in THF. The viability of these small-scale samples as starting materials for amide and cyclopentadienyl f-element complexes was tested by reacting KN(SiMe3)2, KCp' (Cp' = C5H4SiMe3), KCp'' (Cp'' = C5H3(SiMe3)2-1,3), and KC5Me4H with 1-Ln generated in situ. These reactions produced Ln[N(SiMe3)2]3 (4-Ln), Cp'3Ln (5-Ln), Cp″3Ln (6-Ln), and (C5Me4H)3Ln (7-Ln), respectively. Small-scale samples of Cp'3Ce (5-Ce) and Cp'3Nd (5-Nd) were reduced with potassium graphite (KC8) in the presence of 2.2.2-cryptand to check the viability of generating the crystallographically characterizable Ln2+ complexes [K(2.2.2-cryptand)][Cp'3Ln] (8-Ln; Ln = Ce, Nd).
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- Cory J Windorff
- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697, United States.,Los Alamos National Laboratory , Los Alamos, New Mexico 87544, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697, United States
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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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- Department of Chemistry, University of California , Irvine, California 92697, United States
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Fortier S, Aguilar-Calderón JR, Vlaisavljevich B, Metta-Magaña AJ, Goos AG, Botez CE. An N-Tethered Uranium(III) Arene Complex and the Synthesis of an Unsupported U–Fe Bond. Organometallics 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.7b00429] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Department
of Chemistry, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, United States
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Johnson SA, Tatebe CJ, Gonzalez S, Zeller M, Bart SC. Synthesis and characterization of hydrotris(3-phenylpyrazolyl)borate ligands on low-valent uranium. Polyhedron 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2016.09.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Rudel SS, Kraus F. Facile syntheses of pure uranium halides: UCl4, UBr4 and UI4. Dalton Trans 2017; 46:5835-5842. [DOI: 10.1039/c7dt00726d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Herein we describe convenient lab scale syntheses of several uranium(iv) halides of high purity by reaction of AlX3 (X = Cl, Br and I) with UO2, which is readily available by reduction of uranyl salts like UO2(NO3)2·6H2O.
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- Stefan S. Rudel
- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg
- Germany
- WZMW
- 35032 Marburg
- Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg
- Germany
- WZMW
- 35032 Marburg
- Germany
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Boreen MA, Parker BF, Lohrey TD, Arnold J. A Homoleptic Uranium(III) Tris(aryl) Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:15865-15868. [PMID: 27960342 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b11182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The reaction of 3 equiv of Li-C6H3-2,6-(C6H4-4-tBu)2 (Terph-Li) with UI3(1,4-dioxane)1.5 led to the formation of the homoleptic uranium(III) tris(aryl) complex (Terph)3U (1). The U-C bonds are reactive: treatment with excess iPrN═C═NiPr yielded the double-insertion product [TerphC(NiPr)2]2U(Terph) (2). Complexes 1 and 2 were characterized by X-ray crystallography, which showed that the U-C bond length in 2 (2.624(4) Å) is ∼0.1 Å longer than the average U-C bond length in 1 (2.522(2) Å). Thermal decomposition of 1 yielded Terph-H as the only identifiable product; the process is unimolecular with activation parameters ΔH⧧ = 21.5 ± 0.3 kcal/mol and ΔS⧧ = -7.5 ± 0.8 cal·mol-1 K-1, consistent with intramolecular proton abstraction. The protonolysis chemistry of 1 was also explored, which led to the uranium(IV) alkoxide complex U(OCPh3)4(DME) (3·DME).
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- Michael A Boreen
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley , and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley , and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley , and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley , and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Hümmer J, Heinemann FW, Meyer K. Uranium Tetrakis-Aryloxide Derivatives Supported by Tetraazacyclododecane: Synthesis of Air-Stable, Coordinatively-Unsaturated U(IV) and U(V) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2016; 56:3201-3206. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b02123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Julian Hümmer
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic
Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic
Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic
Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058Erlangen, Germany
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Hoerger CJ, La Pierre HS, Maron L, Scheurer A, Heinemann FW, Meyer K. Reductive disproportionation of nitric oxide mediated by low-valent uranium. Chem Commun (Camb) 2016; 52:10854-7. [PMID: 27523718 DOI: 10.1039/c6cc06095a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The reductive disproportionation of nitric oxide (1 atm) is mediated by the bulky U(III) aryloxide [U(III)(OAr(Ad,Ad,Me))3] ((Ad,Ad,Me)ArO = O-C6H2-2,6-Ad-4-Me) (1) to form the U(V) terminal oxo species [((Ad,Ad,Me)ArO)3U(V)(O)] (2) and N2O, as confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction and GC-MS measurements. The reaction is quantitative in the solid state. Mechanistic and theoretical studies of the reaction suggest that the N-N bond is formed by the coupling of an η(1)-O bound nitric oxide ligand with gaseous NO to give an η(1)-(N2O2)(1-) intermediate prior to the spontaneous extrusion of N2O to yield the U(V) terminal oxo species 2.
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- Christopher J Hoerger
- Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Rosenzweig MW, Scheurer A, Lamsfus CA, Heinemann FW, Maron L, Andrez J, Mazzanti M, Meyer K. Uranium(iv) terminal hydrosulfido and sulfido complexes: insights into the nature of the uranium-sulfur bond. Chem Sci 2016; 7:5857-5866. [PMID: 30034726 PMCID: PMC6024247 DOI: 10.1039/c6sc00677a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2016] [Accepted: 05/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of terminal uranium(iv) hydrosulfido and sulfido complexes, supported by the hexadentate, tacn-based ligand framework (Ad,MeArO)3tacn3- (= trianion of 1,4,7-tris(3-(1-adamantyl)-5-methyl-2-hydroxybenzyl)-1,4,7-triazacyclononane). The hydrosulfido complex [((Ad,MeArO)3tacn)U-SH] (2) is obtained from the reaction of H2S with the uranium(iii) starting material [((Ad,MeArO)3tacn)U] (1) in THF. Subsequent deprotonation with potassium bis(trimethylsilyl)amide yields the mononuclear uranium(iv) sulfido species in good yields. With the aid of dibenzo-18-crown-6 and 2.2.2-cryptand, it was possible to isolate a terminal sulfido species, capped by the potassium counter ion, and a "free" terminal sulfido species with a well separated cation/anion pair. Spectroscopic and computational analyses provided insights into the nature of the uranium-sulfur bond in these complexes.
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- Michael W Rosenzweig
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy , Inorganic Chemistry , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg , Egerlandstraße 1 , 91058 Erlangen , Germany .
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy , Inorganic Chemistry , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg , Egerlandstraße 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 Erlangen-Nürnberg , Egerlandstraße 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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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , 1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques , Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) , 1015 Lausanne , Switzerland
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy , Inorganic Chemistry , Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg , Egerlandstraße 1 , 91058 Erlangen , Germany .
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Mild hydrothermal crystal growth of new uranium(IV) fluorides, Na3.13Mg1.43U6F30 and Na2.50Mn1.75U6F30: Structures, optical and magnetic properties. J SOLID STATE CHEM 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jssc.2015.04.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hlina JA, Pankhurst JR, Kaltsoyannis N, Arnold PL. Metal-Metal Bonding in Uranium-Group 10 Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:3333-45. [PMID: 26942560 PMCID: PMC4796865 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b10698] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Heterobimetallic
complexes containing short uranium–group
10 metal bonds have been prepared from monometallic IUIV(OArP-κ2O,P)3 (2) {[ArPO]− = 2-tert-butyl-4-methyl-6-(diphenylphosphino)phenolate}.
The U–M bond in IUIV(μ-OArP-1κ1O,2κ1P)3M0, M = Ni (3–Ni), Pd (3–Pd), and Pt (3–Pt), has been
investigated by experimental and DFT computational methods. Comparisons
of 3–Ni with two further U–Ni complexes
XUIV(μ-OArP-1κ1O,2κ1P)3Ni0, X = Me3SiO (4) and F (5), was also possible via iodide substitution. All complexes were
characterized by variable-temperature NMR spectroscopy, electrochemistry,
and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The U–M bonds are significantly
shorter than any other crystallographically characterized d–f-block
bimetallic, even though the ligand flexes to allow a variable U–M
separation. Excellent agreement is found between the experimental
and computed structures for 3–Ni and 3–Pd. Natural population analysis and natural localized molecular orbital
(NLMO) compositions indicate that U employs both 5f and 6d orbitals
in covalent bonding to a significant extent. Quantum theory of atoms-in-molecules
analysis reveals U–M bond critical point properties typical
of metallic bonding and a larger delocalization index (bond order)
for the less polar U–Ni bond than U–Pd. Electrochemical
studies agree with the computational analyses and the X-ray structural
data for the U–X adducts 3–Ni, 4, and 5. The data show a trend in uranium–metal
bond strength that decreases from 3–Ni down to 3–Pt and suggest that exchanging the iodide for a fluoride
strengthens the metal–metal bond. Despite short U–TM
(transition metal) distances, four other computational approaches
also suggest low U–TM bond orders, reflecting highly transition
metal localized valence NLMOs. These are more so for 3–Pd than 3–Ni, consistent with slightly larger U–TM
bond orders in the latter. Computational studies of the model systems
(PH3)3MU(OH)3I (M = Ni, Pd) reveal
longer and weaker unsupported U–TM bonds vs 3.
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- Johann A Hlina
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh , Joseph Black Building, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh , Joseph Black Building, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London , 20 Gordon Street, London, WC1H 0AJ, U.K.,School of Chemistry, University of Manchester , Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh , Joseph Black Building, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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Matson EM, Kiernicki JJ, Fanwick PE, Bart SC. Expanding the Family of Uranium(III) Alkyls: Synthesis and Characterization of Mixed‐Ligand Derivatives. Eur J Inorg Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.201501251] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Ellen M. Matson
- Department of ChemistryPurdue UniversityWest Lafayette47907INUSA
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- Department of ChemistryPurdue UniversityWest Lafayette47907INUSA
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Kiernicki JJ, Harwood JS, Fanwick PE, Bart SC. Reductive silylation of Cp*UO2((Mes)PDI(Me)) promoted by Lewis bases. Dalton Trans 2016; 45:3111-9. [PMID: 26778243 DOI: 10.1039/c5dt04776e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Functionalization of the uranyl moiety (UO2(2+)) in Cp*UO2((Mes)PDI(Me)) (1-PDI) ((Mes)PDI(Me) = 2,6-((Mes)N=CMe)2C5H3N; Mes = 2,4,6-triphenylmethyl), which bears a reduced, monoanionic pyridine(diimine) ligand, is reported. Silylating reagents, R3Si-X (R = Me, X = Cl, I, OTf, SPh; R = Ph, X = Cl), effectively add across the strong O=U=O bonds in the presence of the Lewis base, OPPh3, generating products of the form (R3SiO)2UX2(OPPh3)2 (R = Me, X = I (2-OPPh3), Cl (3-OPPh3), SPh (5-OPPh3), OTf (6-OPPh3); R = Ph, X = Cl (4-OPPh3)). During this transformation, reduction to uranium(iv) occurs with loss of (Cp*)2 and (Mes)PDI(Me), each of which acts as a one-electron source. In the reaction, the Lewis base serves to activate the silyl halide, generating a more electrophilic silyl group, as determined by (29)Si NMR spectroscopy, that undergoes facile transfer to the oxo groups. Complete U-O bond scission was accomplished by treating the uranium(iv) disiloxide compounds with additional silylating reagent, forming the family (Ph3PO)2UX4. All compounds were characterized by (1)H NMR, infrared, and electronic absorption spectroscopies. X-ray crystallographic characterization was used to elucidate the structures of 2-OPPh3, 4-OPPh3, 5-OPPh3, and 6-OPPh3.
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- J J Kiernicki
- H.C. Brown Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA.
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Expanding the Chemistry of Actinide Metallocene Bromides. Synthesis, Properties and Molecular Structures of the Tetravalent and Trivalent Uranium Bromide Complexes: (C5Me4R)2UBr2, (C5Me4R)2U(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3)(Br), and [K(THF)][(C5Me4R)2UBr2] (R = Me, Et). INORGANICS 2016. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics4010001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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