The renaissance of non‐aqueous uranium chemistry

ST Liddle - Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Prior to the year 2000, non‐aqueous uranium chemistry mainly involved metallocene and
classical alkyl, amide, or alkoxide compounds as well as established carbene, imido, and …

Recent developments in actinide–ligand multiple bonding

TW Hayton - Chemical Communications, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
In the last few years, considerable progress has been made in the synthesis and
characterization of complexes containing actinide–ligand multiple bonds, especially in …

Molecular double‐bond covalent radii for elements Li–E112

P Pyykkö, M Atsumi - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
The previous systems of triple‐bond and single‐bond self‐consistent, additive covalent radii,
R (AB)= r (A)+ r (B), are completed with a fit for σ2π2 double‐bonds. The primary bond …

Electronic structure and bonding in actinyl ions and their analogs

RG Denning - The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, 2007 - ACS Publications
This Feature Article seeks to present the current state of knowledge, both experimental and
theoretical, of the electronic structure and bonding in actinyl ions and related species, such …

Synthesis and structure of a terminal uranium nitride complex

DM King, F Tuna, EJL McInnes, J McMaster, W Lewis… - Science, 2012 - science.org
The terminal uranium nitride linkage is a fundamental target in the study of f-orbital
participation in metal-ligand multiple bonding but has previously eluded characterization in …

Recent developments in synthesis and structural chemistry of nonaqueous actinide complexes

MB Jones, AJ Gaunt - Chemical Reviews, 2013 - ACS Publications
The chemistry of the early to middle actinide elements (Th− Cm) is of critical importance to
the nuclear energy industry. A need for knowledge of the chemical behavior and speciation …

C H Bond Activation by f‐Block Complexes

PL Arnold, MW McMullon, J Rieb… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Most homogeneous catalysis relies on the design of metal complexes to trap and convert
substrates or small molecules to value‐added products. Organometallic lanthanide …

Towards uranium catalysts

AR Fox, SC Bart, K Meyer, CC Cummins - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
The forefront of research into the complexes of uranium reveals chemical transformations
that challenge and expand our view of this unique element. Certain ligands form multiple …

Isolation and characterization of a uranium(VI)–nitride triple bond

DM King, F Tuna, EJL McInnes, J McMaster… - Nature Chemistry, 2013 - nature.com
The nature and extent of covalency in uranium bonding is still unclear compared with that of
transition metals, and there is great interest in studying uranium–ligand multiple bonds …

Molecular Models of Atomically Dispersed Uranium at MoS2 Surfaces Reveal Cooperative Mechanism of Water Reduction

K Patra, WW Brennessel… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Single atoms of uranium supported on molybdenum sulfide surfaces (U@ MoS2) have been
recently demonstrated to facilitate the hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) through …