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Fang W, Li Y, Zhang T, Rajeshkumar T, Del Rosal I, Zhao Y, Wang T, Wang S, Maron L, Zhu C. Oxidative Addition of E-H (E=C, N) Bonds to Transient Uranium(II) Centers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202407339. [PMID: 38714494 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202407339] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 05/06/2024] [Accepted: 05/07/2024] [Indexed: 05/10/2024]
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Two-electron oxidative addition is one of the most important elementary reactions for d-block transition metals but it is uncommon for f-block elements. Here, we report the first examples of intermolecular oxidative addition of E-H (E=C, N) bonds to uranium(II) centers. The transient U(II) species was formed in-situ by reducing a heterometallic cluster featuring U(IV)-Pd(0) bonds with potassium-graphite (KC8). Oxidative addition of C-H or N-H bonds to the U(II) centers was observed when this transient U(II) species was treated with benzene, carbazole or 1-adamantylamine, respectively. The U(II) centers could also react with tetracene, biphenylene or N2O, leading to the formation of arene reduced U(IV) products and uranyl(VI) species via two- or four-electron processes. This study demonstrates that the intermolecular two-electron oxidative addition reactions are viable for actinide elements.
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- Wei Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077, Toulouse, France
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Liddle ST. Progress in Nonaqueous Molecular Uranium Chemistry: Where to Next? Inorg Chem 2024; 63:9366-9384. [PMID: 38739898 PMCID: PMC11134516 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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There is long-standing interest in nonaqueous uranium chemistry because of fundamental questions about uranium's variable chemical bonding and the similarities of this pseudo-Group 6 element to its congener d-block elements molybdenum and tungsten. To provide historical context, with reference to a conference presentation slide presented around 1988 that advanced a defining collection of top targets, and the challenge, for synthetic actinide chemistry to realize in isolable complexes under normal experimental conditions, this Viewpoint surveys progress against those targets, including (i) CO and related π-acid ligand complexes, (ii) alkylidenes, carbynes, and carbidos, (iii) imidos and terminal nitrides, (iv) homoleptic polyalkyls, -alkoxides, and -aryloxides, (v) uranium-uranium bonds, and (vi) examples of topics that can be regarded as branching out in parallel from the leading targets. Having summarized advances from the past four decades, opportunities to build on that progress, and hence possible future directions for the field, are highlighted. The wealth and diversity of uranium chemistry that is described emphasizes the importance of ligand-metal complementarity in developing exciting new chemistry that builds our knowledge and understanding of elements in a relativistic regime.
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- Stephen T. Liddle
- Department of Chemistry and Centre
for Radiochemistry Research, The University
of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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Deng C, Liang J, Wang Y, Huang W. Reduction of Thorium Tris(amido)arene Complexes: Reversible Double and Single C-C Couplings. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:9676-9686. [PMID: 38696837 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2024]
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The reduction chemistry of thorium complexes is less explored compared to that of their uranium counterparts. Here, we report the synthesis, characterization, and reduction chemistry of two thorium(IV) complexes, (AdTPBN3)ThCl (1) and (DtbpTPBN3)ThCl(THF) (4) [RTPBN3 = 1,3,5-[2-(RN)C6H4]3C6H3; R = 1-adamantyl (Ad) or 3,5-di-tert-butylphenyl (Dtbp); THF = tetrahydrofuran], supported by tripodal tris(amido)arene ligands with different N-substituents. Reduction of 1 with excessive potassium in n-pentane yielded a double C-C coupling product, [(AdTPBN3)ThK(Et2O)2]2 (3), featuring a unique tetraanionic tricyclic core. On the other hand, reduction of 4 with 1 equiv of KC8 in hexanes/1,2-dimethoxyethane (DME) afforded a single C-C coupling product, [(DtbpTPBN3)Th(DME)]2 (5), with a dianionic bis(cyclohexadienyl) core. The solid- and solution-state structures of dinuclear thorium(IV) complexes 3 and 5 were established by X-ray crystallography and NMR spectroscopy. In addition, reactivity studies show that 3 and 5 can behave as thorium(II) and thorium(III) synthons to reduce organic halides. For instance, 3 and 5 are able to reduce 4 and 2 equiv of benzyl chloride, respectively, to regenerate 1 and 4 with concomitant formation of dibenzyl. Reversible C-C couplings under redox conditions provide an alternative approach to exploiting the potential of thorium arene complexes in redox chemistry.
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- Chong Deng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Hsueh FC, Chen D, Rajeshkumar T, Scopelliti R, Maron L, Mazzanti M. Two-Electron Redox Reactivity of Thorium Supported by Redox-Active Tripodal Frameworks. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202317346. [PMID: 38100190 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Indexed: 12/31/2023]
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The high stability of the + IVoxidation state limits thorium redox reactivity. Here we report the synthesis and the redox reactivity of two Th(IV) complexes supported by the arene-tethered tris(siloxide) tripodal ligands [(KOSiR2 Ar)3 -arene)]. The two-electron reduction of these Th(IV) complexes generates the doubly reduced [KTh((OSi(Ot Bu)2 Ar)3 -arene)(THF)2 ] (2OtBu ) and [K(2.2.2-cryptand)][Th((OSiPh2 Ar)3 -arene)(THF)2 ](2Ph -crypt) where the formal oxidation state of Th is +II. Structural and computational studies indicate that the reduction occurred at the arene anchor of the ligand. The robust tripodal frameworks store in the arene anchor two electrons that become available at the metal center for the two-electron reduction of a broad range of substrates (N2 O, COT, CHT, Ph2 N2 , Ph3 PS and O2 ) while retaining the ligand framework. This work shows that arene-tethered tris(siloxide) tripodal ligands allow implementation of two-electron redox chemistry at the thorium center while retaining the ligand framework unchanged.
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- Fang-Che Hsueh
- Group of Coordination Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Group of Coordination Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, 31077, Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Group of Coordination Chemistry, Institut des Sciences et Ingénierie Chimiques, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), 1015, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Wang Y, Liang J, Deng C, Sun R, Fu PX, Wang BW, Gao S, Huang W. Two-Electron Oxidations at a Single Cerium Center. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:22466-22474. [PMID: 37738079 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06613] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/23/2023]
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Two-electron oxidations are ubiquitous and play a key role in the synthesis and catalysis. For transition metals and actinides, two-electron oxidation often takes place at a single-metal site. However, redox reactions at rare-earth metals have been limited to one-electron processes due to the lack of accessible oxidation states. Despite recent advancements in nontraditional oxidation state chemistry, the low stability of low-valent compounds and large disparity among different oxidation states prevented the implementation of two-electron processes at a single rare-earth metal center. Here we report two-electron oxidations at a cerium(II) center to yield cerium(IV) terminal oxo and imido complexes. A series of cerium(II-IV) complexes supported by a tripodal tris(amido)arene ligand were synthesized and characterized. Experimental and theoretical studies revealed that the cerium(II) complex is best described as a 4f2 ion stabilized by δ-backdonation to the anchoring arene, while the cerium(IV) oxo and imido complexes exhibit multiple bonding characters. The accomplishment of two-electron oxidations at a single cerium center brings a new facet to molecular rare-earth metal chemistry.
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- Yi Wang
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Deng C, Liang J, Sun R, Wang Y, Fu PX, Wang BW, Gao S, Huang W. Accessing five oxidation states of uranium in a retained ligand framework. Nat Commun 2023; 14:4657. [PMID: 37537160 PMCID: PMC10400547 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-40403-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/24/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023] Open
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Understanding and exploiting the redox properties of uranium is of great importance because uranium has a wide range of possible oxidation states and holds great potential for small molecule activation and catalysis. However, it remains challenging to stabilise both low and high-valent uranium ions in a preserved ligand environment. Herein we report the synthesis and characterisation of a series of uranium(II-VI) complexes supported by a tripodal tris(amido)arene ligand. In addition, one- or two-electron redox transformations could be achieved with these compounds. Moreover, combined experimental and theoretical studies unveiled that the ambiphilic uranium-arene interactions are the key to balance the stabilisation of low and high-valent uranium, with the anchoring arene acting as a δ acceptor or a π donor. Our results reinforce the design strategy to incorporate metal-arene interactions in stabilising multiple oxidation states, and open up new avenues to explore the redox chemistry of uranium.
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- Chong Deng
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
- Beijing Key Laboratory for Magnetoelectric Materials and Devices, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China
- Spin-X Institute, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Luminescent Materials and Devices, Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory of Optoelectronic and Magnetic Functional Materials, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, 510641, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, P. R. China.
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Murillo J, Goodwin CAP, Stevens L, Fortier S, Gaunt AJ, Scott BL. Synthesis and comparison of iso-structural f-block metal complexes (Ce, U, Np, Pu) featuring η6-arene interactions. Chem Sci 2023; 14:7438-7446. [PMID: 37449075 PMCID: PMC10337748 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc02194g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2023] [Accepted: 06/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023] Open
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Reaction of the terphenyl bis(anilide) ligand [{K(DME)2}2LAr] (LAr = {C6H4[(2,6-iPr2C6H3)NC6H4]2}2-) with trivalent chloride "MCl3" salts (M = Ce, U, Np) yields two distinct products; neutral LArM(Cl)(THF) (1M) (M = Np, Ce), and the "-ate" complexes [K(DME)2][(LAr)Np(Cl)2] (2Np) or ([LArM(Cl)2(μ-K(X)2)])∞ (2Ce, 2U) (M = Ce, U) (X = DME or Et2O) (2M). Alternatively, analogous reactions with the iodide [MI3(THF)4] salts provide access to the neutral compounds LArM(I)(THF) (3M) (M = Ce, U, Np, Pu). All complexes exhibit close arene contacts suggestive of η6-interactions with the central arene ring of the terphenyl backbone, with 3M comprising the first structurally characterized Pu η6-arene moiety. Notably, the metal-arene bond metrics diverge from the predicted trends of metal-carbon interactions based on ionic radii, with the uranium complexes exhibiting the shortest M-Ccentroid distance in all cases. Overall, the data presents a systematic study of f-element M-η6-arene complexes across the early actinides U, Np, Pu, and comparison to cerium congeners.
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- Jesse Murillo
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso El Paso Texas 79968 USA
- Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso El Paso Texas 79968 USA
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- Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Materials Physics and Applications Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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Guo Y, Li X, Liu K, Hu K, Mei L, Chai Z, Gibson JK, Yu J, Shi W. Tetravalent Uranium and Thorium Complexes: Elucidating Disparate Reactivities of An IVCl 2 (An = U, Th) Supported by a Pyridine-Decorated Dianionic Ligand. Inorg Chem 2023. [PMID: 37377407 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Although synthesis, reactivity, and bonding of U(IV) and Th(IV) complexes have been extensively studied, direct comparison of fully analogous compounds is rare. Herein, we report corresponding complexes 1-U and 1-Th, in which U(IV) and Th(IV) are supported by the tetradentate pyridine-decorated dianionic ligand N2NN' (1,1,1-trimethyl-N-(2-(((pyridin-2-ylmethyl)(2-((trimethylsilyl)amino)benzyl)amino)methyl)phenyl)silanamine). Although 1-U and 1-Th are structurally very similar, they display disparate reactivities with TMS3SiK (tris(trimethylsilyl)silylpotassium). The reaction of (N2NN')UCl2 (1-U) and 1 equiv of TMS3SiK in THF unexpectedly formed [Cl(N2NN')U]2O (2-U) featuring an unusual bent U-O-U moiety. In contrast, a salt elimination reaction between (N2NN')ThCl2 (1-Th) and 1 equiv of TMS3SiK led to thorium complex 2-Th, in which the pyridyl group has undergone a 1,4-addition nucleophilic attack. Complex 2-Th serves as a synthon for preparing dimetallic bis-azide complex 3-Th by reaction with NaN3. The complexes were characterized by X-ray crystal diffraction, solution NMR, FT-IR, and elemental analysis. Computations of the formation mechanism of 2-U from 1-U suggest reduced U(III) as a key intermediate for promoting the cleavage of the C-O bonds of THF. The inaccessible nature of Th(III) as an intermediate oxidation state explains the very different reactivity of 1-Th versus 1-U. Given that reactants 1-U and 1-Th and products 2-U and 2-Th all comprise tetravalent actinides, this is an unusual case of very disparate reactivity despite no net change in the oxidation state. Complexes 2-U and 3-Th provide a basis for the synthesis of other dinuclear actinide complexes with novel reactivity and properties.
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- Yan Guo
- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- State Key Laboratory of High-Efficiency Utilization of Coal and Green Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan 750021, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Fundamental Science on Nuclear Safety and Simulation Technology Laboratory, College of Nuclear Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Li T, Wang D, Heng Y, Hou G, Zi G, Ding W, Walter MD. A Comprehensive Study Concerning the Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Terminal Uranium Oxido, Sulfido, and Selenido Metallocenes. J Am Chem Soc 2023. [PMID: 37376858 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/29/2023]
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Terminal uranium oxido, sulfido, and selenido metallocenes were synthesized, and their reactivity was comprehensively studied. Heating of an equimolar mixture of [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2UMe2 (2) and [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2U(NH-p-tolyl)2 (3) in the presence of 4-dimethylaminopyridine (dmap) in refluxing toluene forms [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2U═N(p-tolyl)(dmap) (4), which is a useful precursor for the preparation of the terminal uranium oxido, sulfido, and selenido metallocenes [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2U═E(dmap) (E = O (5), S (6), Se (7)) employing a cycloaddition-elimination methodology with Ph2C═E (E = O, S) or (p-MeOPh)2CSe, respectively. Metallocenes 5-7 are inert toward alkynes, but they act as nucleophiles in the presence of alkylsilyl halides. The oxido and sulfido metallocenes 5 and 6 undergo [2 + 2] cycloadditions with isothiocyanate PhNCS or CS2, while the selenido derivative 7 does not. The experimental studies are complemented by density functional theory (DFT) computations.
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- Tongyu Li
- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China
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- Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Technische Universitüt Braunschweig, Hagenring 30, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Riedhammer J, Halter DP, Meyer K. Nonaqueous Electrochemistry of Uranium Complexes: A Guide to Structure-Reactivity Tuning. Chem Rev 2023. [PMID: 37134149 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Uranium complexes can be stabilized in a wide range of oxidation states, ranging from UII to UVI and a very recent example of a UI complex. This review provides a comprehensive summary of electrochemistry data reported on uranium complexes in nonaqueous electrolyte, to serve as a clear point of reference for newly synthesized compounds, and to evaluate how different ligand environments influence experimentally observed electrochemical redox potentials. Data for over 200 uranium compounds are reported, together with a detailed discussion of trends observed across larger series of complexes in response to ligand field variations. In analogy to the traditional Lever parameter, we utilized the data to derive a new uranium-specific set of ligand field parameters UEL(L) that more accurately represent metal-ligand bonding situations than previously existing transition metal derived parameters. Exemplarily, we demonstrate UEL(L) parameters to be useful for the prediction of structure-reactivity correlations in order to activate specific substrate targets.
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- Judith Riedhammer
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Chair of Inorganic and Metal-Organic Chemistry, Technical University of Munich (TUM), TUM School of Natural Sciences, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Hartline DR, Löffler ST, Fehn D, Kasper JM, Heinemann FW, Yang P, Batista ER, Meyer K. Uranium-Mediated Peroxide Activation and a Precursor toward an Elusive Uranium cis-Dioxo Fleeting Intermediate. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:8927-8938. [PMID: 37053448 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c12868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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The activation of chalcogen-chalcogen bonds using organometallic uranium complexes has been well documented for S-S, Se-Se, and Te-Te bonds. In stark contrast, reports concerning the ability of a uranium complex to activate the O-O bond of an organic peroxide are exceedingly rare. Herein, we describe the peroxide O-O bond cleavage of 9,10-diphenylanthracene-9,10-endoperoxide in nonaqueous media, mediated by a uranium(III) precursor [((Me,AdArO)3N)UIII(dme)] to generate a stable uranium(V) bis-alkoxide complex, namely, [((Me,AdArO)3N)UV(DPAP)]. This reaction proceeds via an isolable, alkoxide-bridged diuranium(IV/IV) species, implying that the oxidative addition occurs in two sequential, single-electron oxidations of the metal center, including rebound of a terminal oxygen radical. This uranium(V) bis-alkoxide can then be reduced with KC8 to form a uranium(IV) complex, which upon exposure to UV light, in solution, releases 9,10-diphenylanthracene to generate a cyclic uranyl trimer through formal two-electron photooxidation. Analysis of the mechanism of this photochemical oxidation via density functional theory (DFT) calculations indicates that the formation of this uranyl trimer occurs through a fleeting uranium cis-dioxo intermediate. At room temperature, this cis-configured dioxo species rapidly isomerizes to a more stable trans configuration through the release of one of the alkoxide ligands from the complex, which then goes on to form the isolated uranyl trimer complex.
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- Douglas R Hartline
- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Theoretical Division, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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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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Xu M, Lu H, Wang C, Qiu J, Zheng Z, Guo X, Zhang ZH, He MY, Qian J, Lin J. Enhancing photosensitivity via the assembly of a uranyl coordination polymer. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:9389-9392. [PMID: 35904873 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02985e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Synergistic assembly of uranyl centres and luminescent 2,6-bis(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine-4-carboxylates (bppCOOH) gives rise to a uranyl coordination polymer, namely U-bppCOO, which exhibits a luminescence quenching response toward UV or X-ray irradiation doses. Notably, the photosensitivity of U-bppCOO has been significantly enhanced via metal-ligand assembly compared with that of the naked bppCOOH ligand.
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- Miaomiao Xu
- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019 Jia Luo Road, Shanghai, 201800, P. R. China
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28, West Xianning Road, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China.
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28, West Xianning Road, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China.
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- Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 2019 Jia Luo Road, Shanghai, 201800, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Alexandra Navrotsky Institute for Experimental Thermodynamics, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, 99164-4630, USA
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China.
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- Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Catalytic Materials and Technology, Changzhou University, Changzhou, 213164, China.
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- School of Nuclear Science and Technology, Xi'an Jiaotong University, No. 28, West Xianning Road, Xi'an, 710049, P. R. China.
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Yang ZC, Cai HX, Bacha RUS, Ding SD, Pan QJ. Theoretical Investigation of Catalytic Water Splitting by the Arene-Anchored Actinide Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:11715-11724. [PMID: 35838526 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Actinide complexes, which could enable the electrocatalytic H2O reduction, are not well documented because of the fact that actinide-containing catalysts are precluded by extremely stable actinyl species. Herein, by using relativistic density functional theory calculations, the arene-anchored trivalent actinide complexes (Me,MeArO)3ArAn (marked as [AnL]) with desirable electron transport between metal and ligand arene are investigated for H2 production. The metal center is changed from Ac to Pu. Electron-spin density calculations reveal a two-electron oxidative process (involving high-valent intermediates) for complexes [AnL] (An = P-Pu) along the catalytic pathway. The electrons are provided by both the actinide metal and the arene ring of ligand. This is comparable to the previously reported uranium catalyst (Ad,MeArO)3mesU (Ad = adamantine and mes = mesitylene). From the thermodynamic and kinetic perspectives, [PaL] offers appreciably lower reaction energies for the overall catalytic cycle than other actinide complexes. Thus, the protactinium complex tends to be the most reactive for H2O reduction to produce H2 and has the advantage of its experimental accessibility.
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- Zhi-Ce Yang
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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- College of Chemistry, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, China
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Ward RJ, Kelley SP, Lukens WW, Walensky JR. Reduction of CO 2 and CS 2 with Uranium(III) Metallocene Aryloxides. Organometallics 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.2c00208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Robert J. Ward
- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211, United States
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Boreen MA, Ye CZ, Kerridge A, McCabe KN, Skeel BA, Maron L, Arnold J. Does Reduction-Induced Isomerization of a Uranium(III) Aryl Complex Proceed via C-H Oxidative Addition and Reductive Elimination across the Uranium(II/IV) Redox Couple? Inorg Chem 2022; 61:8955-8965. [PMID: 35654478 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Reaction of the uranium(III) bis(amidinate) aryl complex {TerphC(NiPr)2}2U(Terph) (2, where Terph = 4,4″-di-tert-butyl-m-terphenyl-2'-yl) with a strong reductant enabled isolation of isomeric uranium(III) bis(amidinate) aryl product {TerphC(NiPr)2}2U(Terph*) (3, where Terph* = 4,4″-di-tert-butyl-m-terphenyl-4'-yl). In terms of connectivity, 3 differs from 2 only in the positions of the U-C and C-H bonds on the central aryl ring of the m-terphenyl-based ligand. A deuterium labeling study ruled out mechanisms for this isomerization involving intermolecular abstraction or deprotonation of the ligand C-H bonds activated during the reaction. Due to the complexity of this rapid, heterogeneous reaction, experimental studies could not further distinguish between two different intramolecular C-H activation mechanisms. However, high-level computational studies were consistent with a mechanism that included two sets of unimolecular, mononuclear C-H oxidative addition and reductive elimination steps involving uranium(II/IV).
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- Michael A Boreen
- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YB, U.K
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- LPCNO, Université de Toulouse, INSA Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, Toulouse 31077, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- LPCNO, Université de Toulouse, INSA Toulouse, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, Toulouse 31077, France
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Popov IA, Billow BS, Carpenter SH, Batista ER, Boncella JM, Tondreau AM, Yang P. An Allyl Uranium(IV) Sandwich Complex: Are ϕ Bonding Interactions Possible? Chemistry 2022; 28:e202200114. [PMID: 35286723 PMCID: PMC9322041 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202200114] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
A method to explore head‐to‐head ϕ back‐bonding from uranium f‐orbitals into allyl π* orbitals has been pursued. Anionic allyl groups were coordinated to uranium with tethered anilide ligands, then the products were investigated by using NMR spectroscopy, single‐crystal XRD, and theoretical methods. The (allyl)silylanilide ligand, N‐((dimethyl)prop‐2‐enylsilyl)‐2,6‐diisopropylaniline (LH), was used as either the fully protonated, singly deprotonated, or doubly deprotonated form, thereby highlighting the stability and versatility of the silylanilide motif. A free, neutral allyl group was observed in UI2(L1)2 (1), which was synthesized by using the mono‐deprotonated ligand [K][N‐((dimethyl)prop‐2‐enyl)silyl)‐2,6‐diisopropylanilide] (L1). The desired homoleptic sandwich complex U[L2]2 (2) was prepared from all three ligand precursors, but the most consistent results came from using the dipotassium salt of the doubly deprotonated ligand [K]2[N‐((dimethyl)propenidesilyl)‐2,6‐diisopropylanilide] (L2). This allyl‐based sandwich complex was studied by using theoretical techniques with supporting experimental spectroscopy to investigate the potential for phi (ϕ) back‐bonding. The bonding between UIV and the allyl fragments is best described as ligand‐to‐metal electron donation from a two carbon fragment‐localized electron density into empty f‐orbitals.
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- Ivan A. Popov
- Theoretical Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
- Current address: Department of Chemistry The University of Akron Akron Ohio 44325-3601 USA
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- Chemistry Division Los Alamos National Laboratory MS J514 Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Chemistry Division Los Alamos National Laboratory MS J514 Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Theoretical Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Washington State University and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Pullman Washington 99164
- 902 Batelle Blvd Richland Washington 99352 USA
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- Chemistry Division Los Alamos National Laboratory MS J514 Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Theoretical Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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Lam FYT, Wells JAL, Ochiai T, Halliday CJV, McCabe KN, Maron L, Arnold PL. A Combined Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of Arene-Supported Actinide and Ytterbium Tetraphenolate Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:4581-4591. [PMID: 35244386 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03365] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Modular tetraphenolate ligands tethered with a protective arene platform (para-phenyl or para-terphenyl) are used to support mononuclear An(IV) (An = Th, U) complexes with an exceptionally large and open axial coordination site at the metal. The base-free complexes and a series of neutral donor adducts were synthesized and characterized by spectroscopies and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Anionic Th(IV) -ate complexes with an additional axial aryloxide ligand were also synthesized and characterized. The para-phenyl-tethered mononuclear complexes exhibit rare An(IV)-arene interactions, and the An(IV)-arene distance broadly increases with axial donor strength. The para-terphenyl-tethered complexes have almost no interaction with the arene base, isolating the central metal cation. Computational analysis of the mononuclear complexes and their reduced analogues, and Yb(III) congeners, as well as the effect of additional donor ligand binding, seek to elucidate the electronic structure of the metal-arene interactions and establish whether they, or their reduced or oxidized counterparts, could function as molecular qubits.
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- Francis Y T Lam
- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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- Université de Toulouse and CNRS, INSA, UPS, CNRS, UMR 5215, LPCNO, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- Université de Toulouse and CNRS, INSA, UPS, CNRS, UMR 5215, LPCNO, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, F-31077 Toulouse, France
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States.,EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Joseph Black Building, David Brewster Road, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, United Kingdom
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Liu M, Chen H, Tang X, Liu H, Tu B, Guo W, Zheng Y, Liu Y, Tang Y, He R, Zhu W. Synthesis of Uranium Single Atom from Radioactive Wastewater for Enhanced Water Dissociation and Hydrogen Evolution. SMALL (WEINHEIM AN DER BERGSTRASSE, GERMANY) 2022; 18:e2107444. [PMID: 35128796 DOI: 10.1002/smll.202107444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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As a common nuclide in radioactive wastewater, uranium (U) is generally treated by landfill, which induces the massive abandonment of uranium resources. In this work, a pulse voltammetry method for the synthesis of U single atoms on MoS2 (U/MoS2 ) nanosheets from radioactive wastewater for the electrocatalytic alkaline hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) is reported. The mass loading of U single atoms is facilely controlled with high selectivity for coexisting ions in radioactive wastewater. In the electrolyte of 1 m of KOH, U/MoS2 nanosheets with 5.2% of U single atoms exhibit relatively low overpotentials of 72 mV at 10 mA cm-2 . The mechanistic study reveals that the HER on U/MoS2 includes the water dissociation on U single atoms to form OH* and H transfer from OH* to adjacent S-edge atoms. This procedure exhibits decreased activation energy for transition state in water dissociation and optimized Gibbs free energy for H* adsorption.
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- Min Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-Military Integration Institute, Faculty of Science Southwest University of Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Mianyang, 621010, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-Military Integration Institute, Faculty of Science Southwest University of Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-Military Integration Institute, Faculty of Science Southwest University of Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-Military Integration Institute, Faculty of Science Southwest University of Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-Military Integration Institute, Faculty of Science Southwest University of Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Mianyang, 621010, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, 241002, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-Military Integration Institute, Faculty of Science Southwest University of Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-Military Integration Institute, Faculty of Science Southwest University of Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Mianyang, 621010, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Environment-friendly Energy Materials, National Co-innovation Center for Nuclear Waste Disposal and Environmental Safety, Sichuan Civil-Military Integration Institute, Faculty of Science Southwest University of Science and Technology, Southwest University of Science and Technology, Sichuan Mianyang, 621010, China
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Selective hydroboration of terminal alkynes catalyzed by heterometallic clusters with uranium–metal triple bonds. Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chempr.2022.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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van Rees K, Hield EK, Carpentier A, Maron L, Sproules S, Love JB. Exploring the Redox Properties of Bench-Stable Uranyl(VI) Diamido-Dipyrrin Complexes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:3249-3255. [PMID: 35129967 PMCID: PMC9007458 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03744] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The
uranyl complexes UO2(OAc)(L) and UO2Cl(L) of the redox-active, acyclic diamido–dipyrrin
anion L– are reported
and their redox properties explored. Because of the inert nature of
the complexes toward hydrolysis and oxidation, synthesis of both the
ligands and complexes was conducted under ambient conditions. Voltammetric,
electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy, and density functional
theory studies show that one-electron chemical reduction by the reagent
CoCp2 leads to the formation of a dipyrrin radical for
both complexes [Cp2Co][UO2(OAc)(L•)] and [Cp2Co][UO2Cl(L•)]. Air-stable
uranyl complexes of diamido−dipyrrin ligands
undergo one-electron reduction to form highly air-sensitive ligand
radical complexes instead of uranyl(V) complexes seen for diimine
analogues.
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- Karlotta van Rees
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de Nano-Objets, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Université de Toulouse, 135 avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie de Nano-Objets, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées, Université de Toulouse, 135 avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- WestCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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Functionalized Tris(anilido)triazacyclononanes as Hexadentate Ligands for the Encapsulation of U(III), U(IV) and La(III) Cations. INORGANICS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/inorganics9120086] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Tripodal multidentate ligands have become increasingly popular in f-element chemistry for stabilizing unusual bonding motifs and supporting small molecule activation processes. The steric and electronic effects of ligand donor atom substituents have proved crucial in both of these applications. In this study we functionalized the previously reported tris-anilide ligand {tacn(SiMe2NPh)3} (tacn = 1,3,7-triazacyclononane) to incorporate substituted aromatic rings, with the aim of modifying f-element complex solubility and ligand steric effects. We report the synthesis of two proligands, {tacn(SiMe2NHAr)3} (Ar = C6H3Me2-3,5 or C6H4Me-4), and their respective group 1 transfer agents—{tacn(SiMe2NKAr)3}, M(III) complexes [M{tacn(SiMe2NAr)3}] for M = La and U, and U(IV) complexes [M{tacn(SiMe2NAr)3}(Cl)]. These compounds were characterized by multinuclear NMR and FTIR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The paramagnetic uranium complexes were also characterized by solid state magnetic measurements and UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy. U(III) complexes were additionally studied by EPR spectroscopy. The solid state structures of all f-block complexes were authenticated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (XRD), together with a minor byproduct [U{tacn(SiMe2NC6H4Me-4)3}(I)]. Comparisons of the characterization data of our f-element complexes with similar literature examples containing the {tacn(SiMe2NPh)3} ligand set showed minor changes in physicochemical properties resulting from the different aromatic ring substitution patterns we investigated.
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Fang W, Carpentier A, Sun X, Zhao Y, Maron L, Zhu C. Redox-induced reversible P-P coupling in a uranium complex. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:12175-12178. [PMID: 34726673 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04765e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A synthesized redox-active multidentate N-P ligand reacted with UCl4 in the presence of KHMDS or nBuLi, where two novel U(IV) complexes with or without P-P coupling were formed, respectively. The reversible P-P coupling in these complexes was observed in redox-induced reactions.
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- Wei Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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- LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier, 135 Avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse, France.
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
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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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Xin T, Wang X, Yang K, Liang J, Huang W. Rare Earth Metal Complexes Supported by a Tripodal Tris(amido) Ligand System Featuring an Arene Anchor. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:15321-15329. [PMID: 34569797 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A new tripodal tris(amido) ligand system featuring an arene anchor was developed and applied to the coordination chemistry of rare earth metals. Two tris(amido) ligands with a 1,3,5-triphenylbenzene backbone were prepared in two steps from commercially available reagents on a gram scale. Salt metathesis and alkane elimination reactions were exploited to prepare mononuclear rare earth metal complexes in moderate to good yields. For salt metathesis reactions, while metal tribromides yielded neutral metal tris(amido) complexes, metal trichlorides led to the formation of ate complexes with an additional chloride bound to the metal center. The new compounds were characterized by X-ray crystallography, elemental analysis, and 1H and 13C nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy. The rare earth metal complexes exhibit a trigonal planar coordination geometry for the [MN3] fragment in the solid state rather than a trigonal pyramidal geometry, commonly observed for rare earth metal tris(amido) complexes such as M[N(SiMe3)2]3. Moreover, the arene anchor of the tripodal ligands is engaged in a nonnegligible interaction with the rare earth metal ions. Density functional theory calculations were performed to gain insight into the bonding interactions between the tripodal ligands and the rare earth metal ions. While LUMOs of these rare earth metal complexes are mainly π* orbitals of the arene with a minor component of metal-based orbitals, HOMO-15 and HOMO-16 of a lanthanum complex show that the arene anchor serves as a π donor to the trivalent lanthanum ion.
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- Tiansi Xin
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Application, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Application, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Application, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Application, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Application, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Cai HX, Su DM, Zhao HB, Bacha RUS, Guo YR, Pan QJ. A DFT study on carbon dioxide reduction of low-valent diuranium complex supported by a polypyrrolic macrocycle. Chem Phys Lett 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.138652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Jia Y, Wu H, Zhao X, Zhang H, Geng L, Zhang H, Li SD, Luo Z, Hansen K. Interactions between water and rhodium clusters: molecular adsorption versus cluster adsorption. NANOSCALE 2021; 13:11396-11402. [PMID: 34160532 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr02372a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Understanding metal-water interactions and hydrogen-bonding in water droplets is important but highly challenging. Various transition metals may serve as effective coordination centers to water; however, not in all cases is water bonded to a metal center as single molecules. We report here the observations of gas-phase rhodium clusters and their interactions with water. A series of rhodium-water clusters, Rhn±,0(H2O)m (n = 3-30, m = 1-5), with isotope labels were detected by mass spectrometry after exposure to different water concentrations, among which Rh8+(H2O)4 and Rh9+(H2O)3 were prominent in the mass distributions, showing a size-dependent preference of water adsorption on rhodium clusters. Comprehensive density functional theory calculations reveal that the lowest energy structure of Rh9+(H2O)3 possesses a hydrogen-bonded cyclic (H2O)3 water trimer on the top of a tri-capped Rh9+ trigonal prism. The tri-capped Rh9+ trigonal prism and the cyclic (H2O)3 water trimer match in sizes, charge distributions, and orbital symmetries to form effective electrostatic cluster-cluster interactions. In contrast, Rh8+(H2O)4 contains four water molecules separately attached to a bi-capped octahedron, Rh8+, at four corners via single-molecule adsorption. The difference between covalent molecular adsorption and electrostatic cluster-cluster interaction in these two proto-typical rhodium hydrates is further demonstrated by detailed natural bonding orbital, electrostatic surface potential, and charge decomposition analyses.
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- Yuhan Jia
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, P. R. China. and University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Centre for Joint Quantum Studies and Department of Physics, School of Science, Tianjin University, 92 Weijin Road, Tianjin 300072, China
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Hartline D, Meyer K. From Chemical Curiosities and Trophy Molecules to Uranium-Based Catalysis: Developments for Uranium Catalysis as a New Facet in Molecular Uranium Chemistry. JACS AU 2021; 1:698-709. [PMID: 34467327 PMCID: PMC8395704 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Catalysis remains one of the final frontiers in molecular uranium chemistry. Depleted uranium is mildly radioactive, continuously generated in large quantities from the production and consumption of nuclear fuels and accessible through the regeneration of "uranium waste". Organometallic complexes of uranium possess a number of properties that are appealing for applications in homogeneous catalysis. Uranium exists in a wide range of oxidation states, and its large ionic radii support chelating ligands with high coordination numbers resulting in increased complex stability. Its position within the actinide series allows it to involve its f-orbitals in partial covalent bonding; yet, the U-L bonds remain highly polarized. This causes these bonds to be reactive and, with few exceptions, relatively weak, allowing for high substrate on/off rates. Thus, it is reasonable that uranium could be considered as a source of metal catalysts. Accordingly, uranium complexes in oxidation states +4, +5, and +6 have been studied extensively as catalysts in sigma-bond metathesis reactions, with a body of literature spanning the past 40 years. High-valent species have been documented to perform a wide variety of reactions, including oligomerization, hydrogenation, and hydrosilylation. Concurrently, electron-rich uranium complexes in oxidation states +2 and +3 have been proven capable of performing reductive small molecule activation of N2, CO2, CO, and H2O. Hence, uranium's ability to activate small molecules of biological and industrial relevance is particularly pertinent when looking toward a sustainable future, especially due to its promising ability to generate ammonia, molecular hydrogen, and liquid hydrocarbons, though the advance of catalysis in these areas is in the early stages of development. In this Perspective, we will look at the challenges associated with the advance of new uranium catalysts, the tools produced to combat these challenges, the triumphs in achieving uranium catalysis, and our future outlook on the topic.
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Yu J, Liu K, Wu Q, Li B, Kong X, Hu K, Mei L, Yuan L, Chai Z, Shi W. Facile Access to Uranium and Thorium Phosphaethynolate Complexes Supported by Tren: Experimental and Theoretical Study. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Jipan Yu
- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Institute of Industrial Technology Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo Zhejiang 315201 China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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Arnold PL, Halliday CJV, Puig-Urrea L, Nichol GS. Instantaneous and Phosphine-Catalyzed Arene Binding and Reduction by U(III) Complexes. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:4162-4170. [PMID: 33662207 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Neutral arenes such as benzene have never been considered suitable ligands for electropositive actinide cations, yet we find that even simple UIII UX3 aryloxide complexes such as U(ODipp)3 bind and reduce arenes spontaneously at room temperature, forming inverse arene sandwich (IAS) complexes XnU(μ-C6D6)UXm (X = ODipp, n=2, m=3; X = OBMes2 n=m=2 or 3) (ODipp = OC6H3iPr2-2,6; Mes = 2,4,6-Me3-C6H2). In some of these cases, further arene reduction has occured as a result of X ligand redistribution. These unexpected spontaneous reactions explain the anomalous spectra and reported lack of further reactivity of strongly reducing UIII centers of U(ODipp)3. Phosphines that are not considered suitable ligands for actinides can catalyze the formation of the IAS complexes. This enables otherwise inaccessible asymmetric and less congested IAS complexes to be isolated and the bonding in this series compared.
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- Polly L Arnold
- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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- EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh EH9 3FJ, U.K
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Shen YP, Cai HX, Chen FY, Guo YR, Pan QJ. A relativistic DFT probe for small-molecule activation mediated by low-valent uranium metallocenes. NEW J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj06296k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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DFT calculations rationalize the capability of uranium metallocenes in activating small molecules, and the experimentally inaccessible CO2 adduct is addressed.
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- Yong-Peng Shen
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education)
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education)
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin
- China
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- School of Electrical and Information Engineering
- Heilongjiang University of Technology
- Jixi 158100
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-Based Material Science & Technology (Ministry of Education)
- College of Material Science and Engineering
- Northeast Forestry University
- Harbin 150040
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education)
- School of Chemistry and Materials Science
- Heilongjiang University
- Harbin
- China
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Yu C, Liang J, Deng C, Lefèvre G, Cantat T, Diaconescu PL, Huang W. Arene-Bridged Dithorium Complexes: Inverse Sandwiches Supported by a δ Bonding Interaction. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:21292-21297. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Chao Yu
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Application, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Application, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Application, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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- i-CLeHS CSB2D, CNRS/Chimie ParisTech, 11 Rue Pierre et Marie Curie, 75005 Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CEA, CNRS, NIMBE, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095, United States
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Material Chemistry and Application, Radiochemistry and Radiation Chemistry Key Laboratory of Fundamental Science, College of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Peking University, Beijing 100871, P. R. China
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Liu K, Yu JP, Wu QY, Tao XB, Kong XH, Mei L, Hu KQ, Yuan LY, Chai ZF, Shi WQ. Rational Design of a Tripodal Ligand for U(IV): Synthesis and Characterization of a U–Cl Species and Insights into Its Reactivity. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.0c00638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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- Kang Liu
- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, People’s
Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of South China, Hengyang 421001, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
- Engineering Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials, Ningbo Institute of Industrial Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Ningbo, Zhejiang 315201, People’s Republic of China
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, People’s Republic of China
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Saha S, Eisen MS. Mild catalytic deoxygenation of amides promoted by thorium metallocene. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:12835-12841. [PMID: 32901643 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02770g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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The organoactinide-catalyzed (Cp*2ThMe2) hydroborated reduction of a wide range of tertiary, secondary, and primary amides to the corresponding amines/amine-borane adducts via deoxygenation of the amides is reported herein. The catalytic reactions proceed under mild conditions with low catalyst loading and pinacolborane (HBpin) concentration in a selective fashion. Cp*2ThMe2 is capable of efficiently catalysing the gram-scale reaction without a drop in efficiency. The amine-borane adducts are successfully converted into free amine products in high conversions, which increases the usefulness of this catalytic system. A plausible mechanism is proposed based on detailed kinetics, stoichiometric, and deuterium labeling studies.
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- Sayantani Saha
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa City, 32000, Israel.
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa City, 32000, Israel.
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Shah Bacha RU, Li L, Guo YR, Jing L, Pan QJ. Actinyl-Modified g-C 3N 4 as CO 2 Activation Materials for Chemical Conversion and Environmental Remedy via an Artificial Photosynthetic Route. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:8369-8379. [PMID: 32468810 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c00791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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With the reported CO2 activation for the oxidation of benzene to phenol (-ENE → -OL) by the graphitic carbon nitride g-C3N4 (CN) via an artificial photosynthetic route as inspiration, high-valent actinyls (AnmO2)n+ (An = U, Np, Pu; m = VI, V; n = 2, 1) have been introduced for its further modification. Our calculations indicate thermodynamic spontaneity in the feasibility of g-C3N4-(AnmO2)n+ (CN-Anm) formation. The magnificent structural and electronic properties of CN-Anm are utilized for CO2 activation in terms of the rarely studied -ENE → -OL conversion. The calculated free energies show that most steps of the catalytic cycle are favored by CN-Anm complexes. The first step (carbamate formation) is slightly endothermic in all cases, where CN-U is 0.51 eV higher than CN and CN-Pu is -0.01 eV lower. All benzene addition reactions release energy, with that for CN-U being the lowest. The phenolate formation is favored by some actinyl complexes over CN, and CN-U is only 0.23 eV higher. The phenol release (resulting in formamide complexes) and CO desorption are exothermic for all CN-Anm. The overall process suggests the improved catalytic performance of actinyl-modified CN materials, and the slightly depleted uranyl-carbon nitride could be one of the promising catalysts.
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- Raza Ullah Shah Bacha
- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Bio-based Material Science & Technology (Ministry of Education), College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Material Chemistry (Ministry of Education), School of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China
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Waldschmidt P, Hoerger CJ, Riedhammer J, Heinemann FW, Hauser CT, Meyer K. CO 2 Activation with Formation of Uranium Carbonate Complexes in a Closed Synthetic Cycle. Organometallics 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00786] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Pablo Waldschmidt
- Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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- Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Department of Chemistry and Pharmacy, Inorganic Chemistry, Egerlandstraße 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany
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Arnold PL, Ochiai T, Lam FYT, Kelly RP, Seymour ML, Maron L. Metallacyclic actinide catalysts for dinitrogen conversion to ammonia and secondary amines. Nat Chem 2020; 12:654-659. [DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-0457-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Kelley MP, Popov IA, Jung J, Batista ER, Yang P. δ and φ back-donation in An IV metallacycles. Nat Commun 2020; 11:1558. [PMID: 32214090 PMCID: PMC7096508 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-020-15197-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In all known examples of metal-ligand (M-L) δ and φ bonds, the metal orbitals are aligned to the ligand orbitals in a "head-to-head" or "side-to-head" fashion. Here, we report two fundamentally new types of M-L δ and φ interactions; "head-to-side" δ and "side-to-side" φ back-bonding, found in complexes of metallacyclopropenes and metallacyclocumulenes of actinides (Pa-Pu) that makes them distinct from their corresponding Group 4 analogues. In addition to the known Th and U complexes, our calculations include complexes of Pa, Np, and Pu. In contrast with conventional An-C bond decreasing, due to the actinide contraction, the An-C distance increases from Pa to Pu. We demonstrate that the direct L-An σ and π donations combined with the An-L δ or φ back-donations are crucial in explaining this non-classical trend of the An-L bond lengths in both series, underscoring the significance of these δ/φ back-donation interactions, and their importance for complexes of Pa and U in particular.
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- Morgan P Kelley
- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA.
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 87545, USA.
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Feng G, McCabe KN, Wang S, Maron L, Zhu C. Construction of heterometallic clusters with multiple uranium-metal bonds by using dianionic nitrogen-phosphorus ligands. Chem Sci 2020; 11:7585-7592. [PMID: 34094135 PMCID: PMC8152682 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc00389a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Compared with the prevalent metal–metal bond in transition metals, examples of the actinide–metal bond in heterometallic clusters are rare. Herein, a series of heterometallic clusters with multiple uranium–metal bonds has been prepared based on two newly synthesized nitrogen–phosphorus ligands L1 {O[(CH2)2NHP(iPr)2]2} and L2 {[CH2O(CH2)2NHP(iPr)2]2}. Different P–P distances, 6.069 and 4.464 Å, are observed in the corresponding uranium complexes 1 {O[(CH2)2NP(iPr)2]2UCl2} and 2 {[CH2O(CH2)2NP(iPr)2]2UCl2}, respectively, and lead to the different coordination modes with transition metals. The reactions of zero-valent group 10 metal compounds with complex 1 generate heterometallic clusters (3-U2Ni2 and 4-U2Pd2) featuring four uranium–metal bonds; whereas reactions with 2 afford one-dimensional metal-chain 5-(UNi)n, bimetallic species 6-UPd, and a tri-platinum bridged diuranium molecular cluster 7-U2Pt3. Complex 5-(UNi)n represents the first infinite chain containing the U–M bond and 7-U2Pt3 is the first species with multiple U–Pt bonds. This study further highlights the important role of ligands in the construction of multiple uranium–metal bonds and may allow the synthesis of novel d–f heterometallic clusters and the investigation of their applications in catalysis and small-molecule activation. Compared with the prevalent metal–metal bond in transition metals, examples of the actinide–metal bond in heterometallic clusters are rare.![]()
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- Genfeng Feng
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing China
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- LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier 135 Avenue de Rangueil Toulouse France
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- State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X), Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University Suzhou China
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- LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier 135 Avenue de Rangueil Toulouse France
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- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University Nanjing China
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Adeyiga O, Panthi D, Suleiman O, Stetler D, Long RW, Odoh SO. Activating Water and Hydrogen by Ligand-Modified Uranium and Neptunium Complexes: A Density Functional Theory Study. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:3102-3109. [PMID: 32049500 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b03433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Organometallic uranium complexes that can activate small molecules are well-known. In contrast, there are no known organometallic trans-uranium species capable of small-molecule transformations. Using density functional theory, we previously showed that changing actinide-ligand bonds from U-O groups to Np-N- (amide/imido) bonds makes redox small-molecule activation more energetically favorable for Np species. Here, we determine how general this ligand-modulation strategy is for affecting small-molecule activation in Np species. We focus on two reactions, one involving redox transformation of the actinide(s) and the other involving no change in the oxidation state of the actinide(s). Specifically, we considered the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) from H2O by actinide tris-aryloxide species. We also considered H2 capture and hydride transfer by actinide siloxide and silylamide complexes. For the HER, the barriers for Np(III) systems are much higher than those of U(III). The overall reaction energies are also much worse. An-O → An-N substitutions marginally improve the barriers by 1-4 kcal/mol and more substantially improve the reaction energies by 9-15 kcal/mol. For H2 capture and hydride transfer, the reaction energies for the U and Np species are similar. For both actinides, like-for-like An-O → An-N substitutions lead to improved reaction energies. Interestingly, in a recent report, it seemingly appears that U-O (siloxide) → U-N (silylamide) leads to complete shutdown of reactivity for H2 capture and hydride transfer. This observation is reproduced and explained with calculations. The ligand environments of the siloxide and silylamide that were compared are vastly different. The steric environment of the siloxide is conducive for reactivity while the particular silylamide is not. We conclude that small-molecule activation with organometallic neptunium species is achievable with a guided choice of ligands. Additional emphasis should be placed on ligands that can allow for improved transition state barriers.
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- Olajumoke Adeyiga
- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557-0216, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557-0216, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557-0216, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557-0216, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557-0216, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada Reno, 1664 North Virginia Street, Reno, Nevada 89557-0216, United States
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Graphdiyne-actinyl complexes as potential catalytic materials: A DFT perspective from their structural, bonding, electronic and redox properties. ARAB J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.arabjc.2019.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Terminal uranium(V)-nitride hydrogenations involving direct addition or Frustrated Lewis Pair mechanisms. Nat Commun 2020; 11:337. [PMID: 31953390 PMCID: PMC6969212 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-14221-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 12/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Despite their importance as mechanistic models for heterogeneous Haber Bosch ammonia synthesis from dinitrogen and dihydrogen, homogeneous molecular terminal metal-nitrides are notoriously unreactive towards dihydrogen, and only a few electron-rich, low-coordinate variants demonstrate any hydrogenolysis chemistry. Here, we report hydrogenolysis of a terminal uranium(V)-nitride under mild conditions even though it is electron-poor and not low-coordinate. Two divergent hydrogenolysis mechanisms are found; direct 1,2-dihydrogen addition across the uranium(V)-nitride then H-atom 1,1-migratory insertion to give a uranium(III)-amide, or with trimesitylborane a Frustrated Lewis Pair (FLP) route that produces a uranium(IV)-amide with sacrificial trimesitylborane radical anion. An isostructural uranium(VI)-nitride is inert to hydrogenolysis, suggesting the 5f1 electron of the uranium(V)-nitride is not purely non-bonding. Further FLP reactivity between the uranium(IV)-amide, dihydrogen, and triphenylborane is suggested by the formation of ammonia-triphenylborane. A reactivity cycle for ammonia synthesis is demonstrated, and this work establishes a unique marriage of actinide and FLP chemistries. Despite their importance as mechanistic models for Haber Bosch ammonia synthesis from N2 and H2, high oxidation state terminal metal-nitrides are notoriously unreactive towards H2. Here, the authors report hydrogenolysis of a uranium(V)-nitride, which can occur directly or by Frustrated Lewis Pair chemistry with a borane ancillary.
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Auvray T, Matson EM. Polyoxometalate-based complexes as ligands for the study of actinide chemistry. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:13917-13927. [PMID: 32966461 DOI: 10.1039/d0dt02755c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The complexation of actinide cations by polyoxometalates (POMs) has been extensively studied over the past 50 years. In this perspective article, we present the rich structural diversity of actinide-POM complexes and their contribution to the extension of our knowledges of actinide chemistry, especially regarding aspect of their redox chemistry, as well as application for the capture and separation of these cations in the context of nuclear fuel remediation. These heterometallic assemblies have also proven highly valuable as model for heterogeneous systems based on actinides supported by metal oxide surfaces. In particular, activation of the An-O bond of actinyl fragments upon complexation with lacunary POMs has been reported, creating opportunities for future developments regarding the reactivity of these heterometallic assemblies.
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- Thomas Auvray
- University of Rochester, Department of Chemistry, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
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- University of Rochester, Department of Chemistry, Rochester, NY 14627, USA.
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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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Takagai Y, Abe M, Oonuma C, Butsugan M, Kerlin W, Czerwinski K, Sudowe R. Synthesis and Evaluation of Reusable Desferrioxamine B Immobilized on Polymeric Spherical Microparticles for Uranium Recovery. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b02727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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- Hitachi Chemical Techno Service Co. Ltd., 4-13-1 Higashi-cho, Hitachi, Ibaraki 317-8555, Japan
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- Hitachi Chemical Techno Service Co. Ltd., 4-13-1 Higashi-cho, Hitachi, Ibaraki 317-8555, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 South Maryland Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, United States
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- Department of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences, Colorado State University, 1681 Campus Delivery, Fort Collins, Colorado 80523-1681, United States
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Identification of a uranium-rhodium triple bond in a heterometallic cluster. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2019; 116:17654-17658. [PMID: 31427529 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1904895116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The chemistry of d-block metal-metal multiple bonds has been extensively investigated in the past 5 decades. However, the synthesis and characterization of species with f-block metal-metal multiple bonds are significantly more challenging and such species remain extremely rare. Here, we report the identification of a uranium-rhodium triple bond in a heterometallic cluster, which was synthesized under routine conditions. The uranium-rhodium triple-bond length of 2.31 Å in this cluster is only 3% longer than the sum of the covalent triple-bond radii of uranium and rhodium (2.24 Å). Computational studies reveal that the nature of this uranium-rhodium triple bond is 1 covalent bond with 2 rhodium-to-uranium dative bonds. This heterometallic cluster represents a species with f-block metal-metal triple bond structurally authenticated by X-ray diffraction. These studies not only demonstrate the authenticity of the uranium-metal triple bond, but also provide a possibility for the synthesis of other f-block metal-metal multiple bonds. We expect that this work may further our understanding of the bonding between uranium and transition metals, which may help to design new d-f heterometallic catalysts with uranium-metal bonds for small-molecule activation and to promote the utilization of abundant depleted uranium resources.
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Saha S, Eisen MS. Catalytic Recycling of a Th–H Bond via Single or Double Hydroboration of Inactivated Imines or Nitriles. ACS Catal 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.9b01399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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- Sayantani Saha
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa City 32000, Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry, Technion—Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa City 32000, Israel
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Rice NT, Su J, Gompa TP, Russo DR, Telser J, Palatinus L, Bacsa J, Yang P, Batista ER, La Pierre HS. Homoleptic Imidophosphorane Stabilization of Tetravalent Cerium. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:5289-5304. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Department of Biological, Physical and Health Sciences, Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois 60605, United States
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- Institute of Physics, Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 2, 182 21 Prague 6, Czechia
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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- Theoretical Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States
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Darzinezhad K, Amini MM, Mohajerani E, Armaghan M, Knedel TO, Abareghi A, Janiak C. Fabrication of blue organic light-emitting diodes from novel uranium complexes: synthesis, characterization, and electroluminescence studies of uranium anthracene-9-carboxylate complexes. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:3695-3703. [PMID: 30801576 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt04981e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In this study, three uranium(vi) complexes, [UO2(C15H9O2)2(CH3CH2OH)2]·2CH3CH2OH (1), [U2O4(C15H9O2)2(CH3O)2(CH3OH)2]·2CH3OH (2), and [U2O4(C15H9O2)4(CH3OH)2]·2H2O (3), were prepared by reacting anthracene-9-carboxylic acid with uranyl acetate dihydrate using various ligand to uranyl acetate ratios in different solvents. The infrared and UV-Vis spectra along with elemental and thermal analyses showed the formation of mono- and dinuclear anthracene-9-carboxylate complexes of uranium. A 1 to 3 molar ratio of uranyl acetate to anthracene-9-carboxylic acid in ethanol resulted in the formation of the mononuclear complex 1, whereas a 1 to 2 and 1 to 3 molar ratio of uranyl acetate to anthracene-9-carboxylic acid in methanol produced the dinuclear complexes 2 and 3, respectively. Single-crystal structure determinations of 1, 2 and 3 revealed hexagonal bipyramidal geometries for the mononuclear uranium complex of 1 and a pentagonal geometry for the dinuclear uranium complexes of 2 and 3. The single-crystal structures of complexes 2 and 3 showed π-π interactions in contrast to complex 1. The strong π-π interactions in complex 2 and 3 lead to an enhanced photoluminescence intensity in comparison with 1 without π-π interaction. The optical properties of the prepared complexes are associated with the ligand-induced resonant system. The fluorescent uranium complex 1 that showed a blue emission upon excitation at 270 nm was used for the fabrication of a blue organic light-emitting diode (BOLED), an industrially important OLED, using a simple solution-process fabrication method.
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Ho XL, Das SP, Ng LKS, Ng AYR, Ganguly R, Soo HS. Cobalt Complex of a Tetraamido Macrocyclic Ligand as a Precursor for Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution. Organometallics 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Xian Liang Ho
- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371
- Solar Fuels Laboratory, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, RK University, Bhavnagar Highway, Kasturbadham, Rajkot 360020, Gujarat India
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371
- Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE), A*STAR (Agency for Science, Technology and Research), 2 Fusionopolis Way, Singapore 138634
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371
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- Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371
- Solar Fuels Laboratory, Nanyang Technological University, 50 Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798
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