The renaissance of non‐aqueous uranium chemistry

ST Liddle - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Prior to the year 2000, non‐aqueous uranium chemistry mainly involved metallocene and
classical alkyl, amide, or alkoxide compounds as well as established carbene, imido, and …

Recent developments in actinide–ligand multiple bonding

TW Hayton - Chemical Communications, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last few years, considerable progress has been made in the synthesis and
characterization of complexes containing actinide–ligand multiple bonds, especially in …

Synthesis and structure of a terminal uranium nitride complex

DM King, F Tuna, EJL McInnes, J McMaster, W Lewis… - Science, 2012 - science.org
The terminal uranium nitride linkage is a fundamental target in the study of f-orbital
participation in metal-ligand multiple bonding but has previously eluded characterization in …

C H Bond Activation by f‐Block Complexes

PL Arnold, MW McMullon, J Rieb… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Most homogeneous catalysis relies on the design of metal complexes to trap and convert
substrates or small molecules to value‐added products. Organometallic lanthanide …

Magnetic susceptibility of uranium complexes

DR Kindra, WJ Evans - Chemical Reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Since uranium has several common paramagnetic oxidation states, ie, 5f 1 U5+, 5f 2 U4+,
and 5f 3 U3+, one of the analytical methods commonly used for characterizing uranium …

Isolation and characterization of a uranium(VI)–nitride triple bond

DM King, F Tuna, EJL McInnes, J McMaster… - Nature Chemistry, 2013 - nature.com
The nature and extent of covalency in uranium bonding is still unclear compared with that of
transition metals, and there is great interest in studying uranium–ligand multiple bonds …

USc2C2 and USc2NC Clusters with U–C Triple Bond Character Stabilized Inside Fullerene Cages

H Jiang, X Yu, M Guo, YR Yao, Q Meng… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The chemistry of f-block metal–carbon multiple bonds is underdeveloped compared to well-
established carbene complexes of the d-block transition metals. Herein, we report two new …

Synthesis and characterization of U≡ C triple bonds in fullerene compounds

YR Yao, J Zhao, Q Meng, HS Hu, M Guo… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite decades of efforts, the actinide–carbon triple bond has remained an elusive target,
defying synthesis in any isolable compound. Herein, we report the successful synthesis of …

Nickel-catalyzed anti-Markovnikov hydroarylation of alkenes

J Nguyen, A Chong, G Lalic - Chemical Science, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
We have developed a nickel-catalyzed hydroarylation of alkenes using aryl halides as
coupling partners. Excellent anti-Markovnikov selectivity is achieved with aryl-substituted …

Synthesis of a Uranium(VI)-Carbene: Reductive Formation of Uranyl(V)-Methanides, Oxidative Preparation of a [R2CUO]2+ Analogue of the [OUO]2+ Uranyl Ion (R = Ph2PNSiMe3), and …

DP Mills, OJ Cooper, F Tuna, EJL McInnes… - Journal of the …, 2012 - ACS Publications
We report attempts to prepare uranyl (VI)-and uranium (VI) carbenes utilizing deprotonation
and oxidation strategies. Treatment of the uranyl (VI)-methanide complex [(BIPMH) UO2Cl …