The presence of covalency in complexes of the 4f and 5f elements has been a source of
intense research and controversy. In addition to academic interest in this debate, there is an …

The concept of valence and core electrons is familiar to every chemist and underlying, for
example, the ordering of the elements in the periodic table. For many qualitative …

A covalent chemical bond carries the connotation of overlap of atomic orbitals between
bonded atoms, leading to a buildup of the electron density in the internuclear region …

Increasing interest in the computational modeling of actinide compounds creates the need
for alternative choices when in comes to fine tuning the computational methodology in order …

The successful management and safe disposal of high-level nuclear waste necessitate the
efficient separation of actinides (An) from lanthanides (Ln), which has emerged as a crucial …

Uranium metallocenes have recently attracted attention driven by their use as catalysts in
organometallic synthesis. In addition to bent U (IV) and U (III), an U (II) metallocene [(η5-C5 i …

Actinide chemistry is gaining increased focus in modern research, particularly in the fields of
energy research and molecular magnetism. However, the structure–function and structure …

Previously unanticipated dinitrogen activation is exhibited by the well-known uranium tris
(aryloxide) U (ODtbp) 3, U (OC6H3-But2-2, 6) 3, and the tri-tert-butyl analogue U (OTtbp) 3 …

Neptunium was the first actinide element to be artificially synthesized, yet, compared with its
more famous neighbours uranium and plutonium, is less conspicuously studied. Most …

Complexes of the form [U (η6-arene)(BH4) 3] where arene= C6H6; C6H5Me; C6H3-1, 3, 5-
R3 (R= Et, iPr, tBu, Ph); C6Me6; and triphenylene (C6H4) 3 were investigated towards an …