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The Synthesis, Characterization and Reactivity of a Series of Ruthenium N-triphosPh Complexes
Published on: April 10, 2015
Synthesis of uranium-ligand multiple bonds by cleavage of a trityl protecting group
Danil E Smiles1, Guang Wu, Trevor W Hayton
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California , Santa Barbara, California 93106-9510, United States.
Abstract:
Addition of KSCPh3 to [U(NR2)3] (R = SiMe3) in tetrahydrofuran, followed by addition of 18-crown-6, results in formation of the U(IV) sulfide, [K(18-crown-6)][U(S)(NR2)3] (1) and Gomberg's dimer. Similarly, addition of KOCPh3 to [U(NR2)3] in tetrahydrofuran, followed by addition of 18-crown-6, results in formation of the U(IV) oxide, [K(18-crown-6)][U(O)(NR2)3] (3). Also observed in this transformation are the triphenylmethyl anion, [K(18-crown-6)(THF)2][CPh3] (5), and the U(IV) alkoxide, [U(OCPh3)(NR2)3] (4).
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