The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes
Across the periodic table the trans-influence operates, whereby tightly bonded ligands selectively lengthen mutually trans metal–ligand bonds. Conversely, in high oxidation state actinide complexes the inverse-trans-influence operates, where normally cis strongly donating ligands instead reside tran...
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| author | Gregson, Matthew Lu, Erli Mills, David P. Tuna, Floriana McInnes, Eric J.L. Hennig, Christoph Scheinost, Andreas C. McMaster, Jonathan Lewis, William Blake, Alexander J. Kerridge, Andrew Liddle, Stephen T. |
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| description | Across the periodic table the trans-influence operates, whereby tightly bonded ligands selectively lengthen mutually trans metal–ligand bonds. Conversely, in high oxidation state actinide complexes the inverse-trans-influence operates, where normally cis strongly donating ligands instead reside trans and actually reinforce each other. However, because the inversetrans-influence is restricted to high-valent actinyls and a few uranium(V/VI) complexes, it has had limited scope in an area with few unifying rules. Here we report tetravalent cerium, uranium and thorium bis(carbene) complexes with trans C¼M¼C cores where experimental and theoretical data suggest the presence of an inverse-trans-influence. Studies of hypothetical praseodymium(IV) and terbium(IV) analogues suggest the inverse-trans-influence may extend to these ions but it also diminishes significantly as the 4f orbitals are populated. This work suggests that the inverse-trans-influence may occur beyond high oxidation state 5f metals and hence could encompass mid-range oxidation state actinides and lanthanides. Thus, the inverse-trans-influence might be a more general f-block principle. |
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| spelling | nottingham-411812020-05-04T18:36:02Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/41181/ The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes Gregson, Matthew Lu, Erli Mills, David P. Tuna, Floriana McInnes, Eric J.L. Hennig, Christoph Scheinost, Andreas C. McMaster, Jonathan Lewis, William Blake, Alexander J. Kerridge, Andrew Liddle, Stephen T. Across the periodic table the trans-influence operates, whereby tightly bonded ligands selectively lengthen mutually trans metal–ligand bonds. Conversely, in high oxidation state actinide complexes the inverse-trans-influence operates, where normally cis strongly donating ligands instead reside trans and actually reinforce each other. However, because the inversetrans-influence is restricted to high-valent actinyls and a few uranium(V/VI) complexes, it has had limited scope in an area with few unifying rules. Here we report tetravalent cerium, uranium and thorium bis(carbene) complexes with trans C¼M¼C cores where experimental and theoretical data suggest the presence of an inverse-trans-influence. Studies of hypothetical praseodymium(IV) and terbium(IV) analogues suggest the inverse-trans-influence may extend to these ions but it also diminishes significantly as the 4f orbitals are populated. This work suggests that the inverse-trans-influence may occur beyond high oxidation state 5f metals and hence could encompass mid-range oxidation state actinides and lanthanides. Thus, the inverse-trans-influence might be a more general f-block principle. Nature Publishing Group 2017-02-03 Article PeerReviewed Gregson, Matthew, Lu, Erli, Mills, David P., Tuna, Floriana, McInnes, Eric J.L., Hennig, Christoph, Scheinost, Andreas C., McMaster, Jonathan, Lewis, William, Blake, Alexander J., Kerridge, Andrew and Liddle, Stephen T. (2017) The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes. Nature Communications, 8 . p. 14137. ISSN 2041-1723 http://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms14137 doi:10.1038/ncomms14137 doi:10.1038/ncomms14137 |
| spellingShingle | Gregson, Matthew Lu, Erli Mills, David P. Tuna, Floriana McInnes, Eric J.L. Hennig, Christoph Scheinost, Andreas C. McMaster, Jonathan Lewis, William Blake, Alexander J. Kerridge, Andrew Liddle, Stephen T. The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes |
| title | The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes |
| title_full | The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes |
| title_fullStr | The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes |
| title_full_unstemmed | The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes |
| title_short | The inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes |
| title_sort | inverse-trans-influence in tetravalent lanthanide and actinide bis(carbene) complexes |
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