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Title: [U(bipy) 4 ]: A Mistaken Case of U 0 ?

Abstract

Abstract After more than 50 years, the synthesis and electronic structure of the first and only reported “U 0 complex” [U(bipy) 4 ] ( 1 ) has been reinvestigated. Additionally, its one‐electron reduced product [Na(THF) 6 ][U(bipy) 4 ] ( 2 ) has been newly discovered. High resolution crystallographic analyses combined with magnetic and computational data show that 1 and its derivative 2 are best described as highly reduced species containing mid‐to‐high‐valent uranium ligated by redox non‐innocent ligands.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2];  [2];  [3];  [3];  [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Department of Chemistry University of Texas at El Paso El Paso TX 79968 USA
  2. Department of Chemistry University of Ottawa Ottawa ON K1N 6N5 Canada
  3. Department of Chemistry University of California, Davis Davis CA 95616 USA
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USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1454904
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Chemistry - A European Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Chemistry - A European Journal Journal Volume: 22 Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0947-6539
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

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Fortier, Skye, Veleta, José, Pialat, Amélie, Le Roy, Jennifer, Ghiassi, Kamran B., Olmstead, Marilyn M., Metta‐Magaña, Alejandro, Murugesu, Muralee, and Villagrán, Dino. [U(bipy) 4 ]: A Mistaken Case of U 0 ?. Germany: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1002/chem.201504982.
Fortier, Skye, Veleta, José, Pialat, Amélie, Le Roy, Jennifer, Ghiassi, Kamran B., Olmstead, Marilyn M., Metta‐Magaña, Alejandro, Murugesu, Muralee, & Villagrán, Dino. [U(bipy) 4 ]: A Mistaken Case of U 0 ?. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201504982
Fortier, Skye, Veleta, José, Pialat, Amélie, Le Roy, Jennifer, Ghiassi, Kamran B., Olmstead, Marilyn M., Metta‐Magaña, Alejandro, Murugesu, Muralee, and Villagrán, Dino. Thu . "[U(bipy) 4 ]: A Mistaken Case of U 0 ?". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201504982.
@article{osti_1454904,
title = {[U(bipy) 4 ]: A Mistaken Case of U 0 ?},
author = {Fortier, Skye and Veleta, José and Pialat, Amélie and Le Roy, Jennifer and Ghiassi, Kamran B. and Olmstead, Marilyn M. and Metta‐Magaña, Alejandro and Murugesu, Muralee and Villagrán, Dino},
abstractNote = {Abstract After more than 50 years, the synthesis and electronic structure of the first and only reported “U 0 complex” [U(bipy) 4 ] ( 1 ) has been reinvestigated. Additionally, its one‐electron reduced product [Na(THF) 6 ][U(bipy) 4 ] ( 2 ) has been newly discovered. High resolution crystallographic analyses combined with magnetic and computational data show that 1 and its derivative 2 are best described as highly reduced species containing mid‐to‐high‐valent uranium ligated by redox non‐innocent ligands.},
doi = {10.1002/chem.201504982},
journal = {Chemistry - A European Journal},
number = 6,
volume = 22,
place = {Germany},
year = {Thu Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Thu Jan 07 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}

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