Concepedia

Activation and reduction of diethyl ether by low valent uranium: formation of the trimetallic, mixed valence uranium oxo species [U(Cp<sup>RR′</sup>)(μ-I)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>3</sub>(μ<sup>3</sup>-O) (Cp<sup>RR′</sup>= C<sub>5</sub>Me<sub>5</sub>, C<sub>5</sub>Me<sub>4</sub>H, C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>4</sub>SiMe<sub>3</sub>)

Christopher P. Larch, F. Geoffrey N. Cloke, Peter B. Hitchcock

Chemical Communications · 2007 · 44 citations · 12 references

DOI

Concepts

Abstract

The reaction of UI3 and KCpRR' (CpRR' = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, trimethylsilylcyclopentadienyl or tetramethylcyclopentadienyl) in diethyl ether results in the two-electron reduction of the solvent to form trimetallic, mixed valence uranium oxo species.

References

12

A Linear, O-Coordinated η <sup>1</sup> -CO <sub>2</sub> Bound to Uranium

I. Castro-Rodriguez, Hidetaka Nakai, Lev N. Zakharov et al. · Science · 2004 · 358 citations

, , +16

Reductive Cyclotrimerization of Carbon Monoxide to the Deltate Dianion by an Organometallic Uranium Complex

Owen T. Summerscales, F. Geoffrey N. Cloke, Peter B. Hitchcock et al. · Science · 2006 · 292 citations · Full text

, , +16

Carbon Dioxide Reduction and Carbon Monoxide Activation Employing a Reactive Uranium(III) Complex

I. Castro-Rodriguez, Karsten Meyer · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2005 · 224 citations

, , +12

Reversible Binding and Reduction of Dinitrogen by a Uranium(III) Pentalene Complex

F. Geoffrey N. Cloke, Peter B. Hitchcock · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2002 · 181 citations

, , +9

Reductive Cyclotetramerization of CO to Squarate by a U(III) Complex:  The X-ray Crystal Structure of [(U (η-C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>6</sub>{Si<i><sup>i</sup></i>Pr<sub>3</sub>-1,4}<sub>2</sub>)(η-C<sub>5</sub>Me<sub>4</sub>H)]<sub>2</sub>(μ-η<sup>2</sup>: η<sup>2</sup>-C<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub>)

Owen T. Summerscales, F. Geoffrey N. Cloke, Peter B. Hitchcock et al. · Journal of the American Chemical Society · 2006 · 156 citations

, , +14