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Title: Expanding the Chemistry of Actinide Metallocene Bromides. Synthesis, Properties and Molecular Structures of the Tetravalent and Trivalent Uranium Bromide Complexes: (C5Me4R)2UBr2, (C5Me4R)2U(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3)(Br), and [K(THF)][(C5Me4R)2UBr2] (R = Me, Et)

Journal Article · · Inorganics
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Chemistry Division
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Materials Physics and Applications Division
  3. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States). Materials Science and Technology Division

The organometallic uranium species (C5Me4R)2UBr2 (R = Me, Et) were obtained by treating their chloride analogues (C5Me4R)2UCl2 (R = Me, Et) with Me3SiBr. Treatment of (C5Me4R)2UCl2 and (C5Me4R)2UBr2 (R = Me, Et) with K(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3) afforded the halide aryloxide mixed-ligand complexes (C5Me4R)2U(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3)(X) (R = Me, Et; X = Cl, Br). Complexes (C5Me4R)2U(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3)(Br) (R = Me, Et) can also be synthesized by treating (C5Me4R)2U(O-2,6-iPr2C6H3)(Cl) (R = Me, Et) with Me3SiBr, respectively. Reduction of (C5Me4R)2UCl2 and (C5Me4R)2UBr2 (R = Me, Et) with KC8 led to isolation of uranium(III) “ate” species [K(THF)][(C5Me5)2UX2] (X = Cl, Br) and [K(THF)0.5][(C5Me4Et)2UX2] (X = Cl, Br), which can be converted to the neutral complexes (C5Me4R)2U[N(SiMe3)2] (R = Me, Et). Analyses by nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and elemental analysis are also presented.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Workforce Development for Teachers and Scientists (WDTS); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES) (SC-22). Heavy Element Chemistry Program; USDOE Office of Nuclear Energy (NE), Fuel Cycle Technologies (NE-5). Fuel Cycle Research and Development Program
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396; AC05-06OR23100
OSTI ID:
1335598
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-27740
Journal Information:
Inorganics, Vol. 4, Issue 1; ISSN 2304-6740
Publisher:
MDPICopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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