Methyltrihydroborate complexes of the lanthanides and actinides

Technical Report · Thu Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1984

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6243135· OSTI ID:6243135

Shinomoto, R S

Reaction of MC1/sub 4/ (M = Zr, Hf, U, Th, Np) with LiBH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/ in chlorobenzene produces volatile, hexane-soluble M(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 4/. Crystal structures are monomeric, tetrahedral species. Lewis base adducts prepared include U(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 4/.THT, Th(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 4/.L (L = THF (tetrahydrofuran), THT (tetrahydrothiophene), SMe/sub 2/, OMe/sub 2/), U(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 4/.2L (L = THF, pyridine, NH/sub 3/), Th(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 4/.2L (L = THF, THT, py, NH/sub 3/), M(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 4/.L-L (M = U, Th; L-L = dme (1,2-dimethoxyethane), bmte (bis(1,2-methylthio)ethane), tmed (N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine), dmpe (1,2-dimethylphosphinoethane)) and Th(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 4/.1/2 OEt/sub 2/. Reaction of MC1/sub 3/ (M = Ho, Yb, Lu) with LiBH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/ in diethyl ether produces volatile, toluene-soluble M(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/.OEt/sub 2/. Other Lewis base adducts prepared from M(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/.OEt/sub 2/ include Ho(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/.L (L = THT, THF, py), Ho(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/.2L (L = THT, THF, py), Ho(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/.tmed, Ho(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/.3/2 L-L (L-L = dmpe, bmte), Yb(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/.3/2 dmpe, Yb(BH/sub 3/Ch/sub 3/).L (L = THF, dme), Yb(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/.2THF, and Lu(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 3/.THF. By structural criteria, the bonding in actinide and lanthanide methyltrihydroborate complexes is primarily ionic in character even though they display covalent-like physical properties. Spectroscopic measurements indicate that there is some degree of covalent bonding in U(BH/sub 3/CH/sub 3/)/sub 4/.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC03-76SF00098
• OSTI ID: 6243135
• Report Number(s): LBL-18730; ON: DE85005156
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
400201* -- Chemical & Physicochemical Properties
ACTINIDE COMPLEXES
ADDUCTS
AMMONIA
AZINES
BORON COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL BONDS
COMPLEXES
CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
ETHERS
ETHYL ETHER
FURANS
HAFNIUM COMPLEXES
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HOLMIUM COMPLEXES
HYDRIDES
HYDROGEN COMPOUNDS
LUTETIUM COMPLEXES
MAGNETIC RESONANCE
MASS SPECTRA
NEPTUNIUM COMPLEXES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN HYDRIDES
NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC SULFUR COMPOUNDS
PYRIDINE
PYRIDINES
RARE EARTH COMPLEXES
RESONANCE
SPECTRA
STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
TETRAHYDROFURAN
THIOPHENE
THORIUM COMPLEXES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES
TRANSURANIUM COMPLEXES
URANIUM COMPLEXES
YTTERBIUM COMPLEXES
ZIRCONIUM COMPLEXES