Well-defined molecular uranium(III) chloride complexes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2014 Apr 18;50(30):3962-4. doi: 10.1039/c3cc49452g. Epub 2014 Mar 7.

Abstract

The first anhydrous molecular complexes of uranium(III) chloride, soluble in polar aprotic solvents, are reported, including the structures of the dimeric [UCl3(py)4]2 and the trimetallic [UCl(py)4(μ-Cl)3U(py)2(μ-Cl)3UCl2(py)3].

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Chlorides / chemistry*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemical synthesis
  • Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
  • Uranium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Chlorides
  • Organometallic Compounds
  • Uranium
  • uranyl chloride