Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B · 1978 · 32 citations · 0 references
Natural SciencesChemistryMaterials ScienceCrystal StructureInorganic ChemistryOrganic ChemistryActinide ChemistryCoordination ChemistryCrystal ChemistryInorganic SynthesisMetal-ligand BondingTransition Metal ComplexesActinide Complexation ChemistryActinide Coordination ChemistryActinide Halide ChemistryLewis Acid-base TheoryLewis AcidityUranium ChemistryX-ray Diffraction AnalysisX-ray Structure Determination
Abstract The first two examples of a novel series of organo-actinide complexes, [Cp 3 UXL] (Cp = η 5 -C 5 H 5 , X = halide or pseudohalide anion, L = uncharged Lewis base), are described. The X-ray structure analysis of the system with X = NCS and L = CH 3 CN confirms an almost linear alignment (H 3 )CCNUNCS along with the coplanarity of the three Cp ring normals. The remarkable Lewis acidity of certain Cp 3 UX-compounds appears to be essential for the formation of oligomeric species [Cp 3 UX] ∞ as well as for specific reactions of monomeric CP 3 UX.