The role of 5f-orbital participation in unexpected inversion of the σ-bond metathesis reactivity trend of triamidoamine thorium(iv) and uranium(iv) alkyls

We report on the role of 5f-orbital participation in the unexpected inversion of the σ-bond metathesis reactivity trend of triamidoamine thorium(IV) and uranium(IV) alkyls. Reaction of KCH2Ph with [U(TrenTIPS)(I)] [2a, TrenTIPS = N(CH2CH2NSiPri3)33−] gave the cyclometallate [U{N(CH2CH2NSiPri3)2(CH2C...

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Main Authors: Gardner, Benedict M., Cleaves, Peter A., Kefalidis, Christos E., Fang, Jian, Maron, Laurent, Lewis, William, Blake, Alexander J., Liddle, Stephen T.
Format: Article
Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2014
Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/46646/