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Actinide arene-metalates: 2. A neutral uranium bis(anthracenide) sandwich complex and elucidation of its electronic structure

Journal Article · · ChemComm
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/D2CC03238D· OSTI ID:1877941
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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, Texas 79968, USA
  2. Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, USA
  3. Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada
  4. Department of Physics, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, 60616, USA
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Reaction of [UI 2 (HMPA) 4 ]I with potassium anthracenide gives the unprecedented arenide-sandwich complex U(η 6 -C 14 H 10 )(η 4 -C 14 H 10 )(HMPA) 2 . CASSCF calculations indicate the U–C bonding to solely consist of π-interactions.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1877941
Journal Information:
ChemComm, Journal Name: ChemComm Journal Issue: 65 Vol. 58; ISSN CHCOFS; ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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