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Homoleptic Aryl Complexes of Uranium (IV)
Nikki J Wolford1, Dumitru-Claudiu Sergentu2, William W Brennessel1
1Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester, B31 Hutchison Hall, 120 Trustee Road, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA.
Abstract:
The synthesis and characterization of sterically unencumbered homoleptic organouranium aryl complexes containing U-C σ-bonds has been of interest to the chemical community for over 70 years. Reported herein are the first structurally characterized, sterically unencumbered homoleptic uranium (IV) aryl-ate species of the form [U(Ar)6 ]2- (Ar=Ph, p-tolyl, p-Cl-Ph). Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD) spectroscopy and computational studies provide insight into electronic structure and bonding interactions in the U-C σ-bond across this series of complexes. Overall, these studies solve a decades-long challenge in synthetic uranium chemistry, enabling new insight into electronic structure and bonding in organouranium complexes.
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