Tris(Cyclopentadienyl)Uranium-t-Butyl: Synthesis, reactions, and mechanisms

Thesis/Dissertation · Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10159968· OSTI ID:10159968

Weydert, Marc ^[1]

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1. Univ. of California, Berkeley, CA (United States)

Compounds (RC₅H₄)₃U(t-Bu) were prepared for R = H, Me, Et. Their decomposition products in aromatic solvents are consistent with a radical decomposition pathway induced by solvent-assisted U-C bond homolysis. NMR was used to study the reactions of (RC₅H₄)₃UCl with t-BuLi (R = t-Bu, Me₃Si). Reactions of (MeC₅H₄)₃U(t-Bu) with Lewis bases and fluorocarbons were studied. Analogous reaction chemistry between (RC₅H₄)₃ThX systems and t-BuLi was also studied, and reactivity differences between U and Th are discussed. Synthesis of sterically crowded (RC₅H₄)₄U compounds is next considered. Reaction of the trivalent (RC₅H₄)₃U with (RC₅H₄)₂Hg results in formation of (RC₅H₄)₄U. Steric congestion, cyclopentadienyl ligand exchange, and electron transfer are discussed. (DLC)

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 10159968
• Report Number(s): LBL-34031; ON: DE93015036
• Resource Relation: Other Information: TH: Thesis (Ph.D.); PBD: Apr 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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