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Title: Phenylsilane as a safe, versatile alternative to hydrogen for the synthesis of actinide hydrides

Journal Article · · ChemComm
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C5CC06856H· OSTI ID:1402588
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  1. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, VT (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  2. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States); Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  3. Univ. of Vermont, Burlington, VT (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  4. Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas, NV (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
  5. Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
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The thorium and uranium dihydride dimer complexes [(C5Me5)2An(H)(μ-H)]2 (An = Th, U) have been easily prepared using phenylsilane, which is an efficient and safer alternative to hydrogen gas. We demonstrated the synthetic utility of this new hydriding method by the preparation of a variety of organometallic complexes, including, for the first time, (C5Me5)2U(SMe)2, (C5Me5)2Th(C4Ph4), (C5Me5)2U(C4Ph4), (C5Me5)2ThS5, and (C5Me5)2U(bipy) using [(C5Me5)2An(H)(μ-H)]2 (An = Th, U) as multi-electron reductants.

Research Organization:
Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES); National Science Foundation (NSF)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC52-06NA25396; AC05-06OR23100; CHE-1265608
OSTI ID:
1402588
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-15-26274; CHCOFS
Journal Information:
ChemComm, Vol. 51, Issue 98; ISSN 1359-7345
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 42 works
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