A Comprehensive Study Concerning the Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity of Terminal Uranium Oxido, Sulfido, and Selenido Metallocenes

T Li, D Wang, Y Heng, G Hou, G Zi… - Journal of the …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Terminal uranium oxido, sulfido, and selenido metallocenes were synthesized, and their
reactivity was comprehensively studied. Heating of an equimolar mixture of [η5-1, 2, 4 …

Two‐Electron Redox Reactivity of Thorium Supported by Redox‐Active Tripodal Frameworks

FC Hsueh, D Chen, T Rajeshkumar… - Angewandte …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The high stability of the+ IVoxidation state limits thorium redox reactivity. Here we report the
synthesis and the redox reactivity of two Th (IV) complexes supported by the arene‐tethered …

Intrinsic Reactivity of [η5-1,3-(Me3C)2C5H3]2Th(bipy) toward Small Molecules

D Wang, Y Heng, T Li, G Zi, MD Walter - Organometallics, 2024 - ACS Publications
The reactivity of the thorium bipyridyl metallocene (Cp2 t Bu) 2Th (bipy)(1; Cp2 t Bu= η 5-1, 3-
(Me3C) 2C5H3) toward a series of small molecules was explored, and the emerging …

Influence of the 1,2,4-Tri-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl Ligand on the Reactivity of the Uranium Bipyridyl Metallocene [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2U(bipy)

T Li, D Wang, Y Heng, G Hou, G Zi, MD Walter - Organometallics, 2023 - ACS Publications
The uranium bipyridyl metallocene,[η5-1, 2, 4-(Me3C) 3C5H2] 2U (bipy)(2), prepared from
[η5-1, 2, 4-(Me3C) 3C5H2] 2UCl2 (1) and 2, 2′-bipyridine in the presence of potassium …

Synthesis and Reactivity of the Uranium Bipyridyl Metallocene [η5-1,3-(Me3C)2C5H3]2U(bipy)

Y Heng, T Li, D Wang, G Hou, G Zi, MD Walter - Organometallics, 2022 - ACS Publications
The addition of potassium graphite (KC8) to a mixture of [η5-1, 3-(Me3C) 2C5H3] 2UCl2 (1)
and 2, 2′-bipyridine forms the uranium bipyridyl metallocene,[η5-1, 3-(Me3C) 2C5H3] 2U …

Influence of 1,2,4-Tri-tert-butylcyclopentadienyl Ligand on the Reactivity of the Thorium Bipyridyl Metallocene [η5-1,2,4-(Me3C)3C5H2]2Th(bipy)

D Wang, Y Heng, T Li, W Ding, G Hou, G Zi… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
The thorium bipyridyl metallocene (Cp3 t Bu) 2Th (bipy)(1; Cp3 t Bu= η5-1, 2, 4-(Me3C)
3C5H2) shows a rich reactivity toward a series of small molecules. For example, complex 1 …

Isolation and Characterization of Elusive Tetrabenzylthorium Complexes

DMRYP Rupasinghe, MR Baxter, M Zeller… - …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The synthesis and crystal structure of homoleptic tetrabenzylthorium, Th (Bn) 4 (4)(Bn=
benzyl, CH2Ph), is presented herein. First reported by Thiele and co-workers 48 years ago …

N-Aryloxide-Amidinate Thorium Complexes

H Xu, ZJ Lv, X Chen, Z **, J Wei - Inorganic Chemistry, 2024 - ACS Publications
An N-aryloxide-amidine ligand (1),[ONNO] ligand, integrating phenoxide (PhO–) and
amidine ligands through methylene linkers, was employed in actinide chemistry. Upon …

ThCTi@Cs(6)-C82: Th═C Double Bond in a Mixed Actinide-Transition Metal Cluster

Z Cao, X Yu, YR Yao, J Autschbach… - Journal of the American …, 2025 - ACS Publications
A thorium–carbon double bond that corresponds to the sum of theoretical covalent double
bond radii has long been sought after in the study of actinide-ligand multiple bonding as a …

Synthesis and Structure of [η5-1,2,4-(Me3Si)3C5H2]2Th(bipy) and Its Reactivity toward Small Molecules

S Wang, D Wang, Y Heng, T Li, W Ding, G Zi… - Inorganic …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Halide exchange of (Cp3tms) 2ThCl2 (1; Cp3tms= η5-1, 2, 4-(Me3Si) 3C5H2) with Me3SiI
furnishes (Cp3tms) 2ThI2 (2), which is then reduced with potassium graphite (KC8) in the …