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Ingrid Castro-Rodriguez1, Hidetaka Nakai, Lev N Zakharov

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Uranium(III) complexes react with carbon dioxide (CO2) to form a novel uranium(IV) complex. This reaction involves CO2 coordination and a one-electron reduction of the CO2 ligand.

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Area of Science:

  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Uranium Chemistry
  • Coordination Chemistry

Background:

  • Uranium complexes exhibit diverse reactivity.
  • Understanding uranium's interaction with small molecules is crucial for catalysis and materials science.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the reaction of a specific uranium(III) complex with carbon dioxide.
  • To characterize the resulting uranium-CO2 adduct and elucidate its bonding.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesis of a tris-aryloxide uranium(III) complex.
  • Reaction with carbon dioxide.
  • X-ray crystallography and spectroscopy (magnetization, electronic, vibrational) for characterization.

Main Results:

  • Rapid reaction of the uranium(III) complex with CO2 to form a uranium(IV) complex.
  • The CO2 ligand coordinates linearly (eta1-OCO) to uranium.
  • Crystallographic data reveals inequivalent O-C-O bond lengths, supporting a charge-separated resonance model.
  • Spectroscopic and magnetic data confirm the U(IV) oxidation state and a reduced CO2 ligand.

Conclusions:

  • The study demonstrates the ability of uranium(III) to activate and coordinate CO2.
  • A novel bonding model for the uranium-CO2 adduct is proposed, involving U(IV) and a reduced CO2 ligand.
  • This work expands the understanding of uranium's reactivity with small molecules.