Lewis acid capping of a uranium(<scp>v</scp>) nitride <i>via</i> a uranium(<scp>iii</scp>) azide molecular square
Michael A. Boreen, Guodong Rao, David Villarreal, Fabian A. Watt, R. David Britt, Stephan Hohloch, John Arnold
Abstract
Reaction of (CpiPr4)2UI with NaN3 resulted in formation of tetrameric uranium(iii) azide-bridged 'molecular square' [(CpiPr4)2U(μ-η1:η1-N3)]4 (1). Addition of B(C6F5)3 to 1 induced loss of N2 at room temperature, yielding the uranium(v) borane-capped nitrido (CpiPr4)2U(μ-N)B(C6F5)3 (2).
Topics & Concepts
UraniumChemistryNitrideAzideLewis acids and basesSquare (algebra)Nuclear chemistryInorganic chemistryMaterials scienceOrganic chemistryMetallurgyLayer (electronics)CatalysisMathematicsGeometryRadioactive element chemistry and processingNuclear Materials and PropertiesBoron Compounds in Chemistry