The diuranium(III) compound [UN''2]2(μ-η(6):η(6)-C6H6) (N''=N(SiMe3)2) has been studied using variable, high-pressure single-crystal X-ray crystallography, and density functional theory . In this… (More)
A family of well-defined Fe(II) complexes of the type {BnN(N-CH2(CH2)n-N'-tert-butyl-imidazole-2-ylidene)2}FeCl2 (Bn = benzyl; n = 1 (1) or 2 (2)),… (More)
Deep-blue solutions of Y(2+) formed from Y(NR(2))(3) (R = SiMe(3)) and excess potassium in the presence of 18-crown-6 at -45 °C under vacuum in diethyl ether react with CO at -78 °C to form colorless… (More)
Studies of transuranic organometallic complexes provide a particularly valuable insight into covalent contributions to the metal-ligand bonding, in which the subtle differences between the… (More)
The anisole-substituted silyl-amide anion, [N(SiMe2{C6H4-2-OMe})2](-) (L), has been used as a pincer-type ligand in coordination chemistry. X-ray diffraction data for the lithium salt shows a… (More)
The reaction chemistry of the side-on bound (N(2))(2-), (N(2))(3-), and (NO)(2-) complexes of the [(R(2)N)(2)Y](+) cation (R = SiMe(3)), namely, [(R(2)N)(2)(THF)Y](2)(μ-η(2):η(2)-N(2)), 1,… (More)
A new robust and high-yielding synthesis of the valuable U(III) synthon [U(BH4)3(THF)2] is reported. Reactivity in ligand exchange reactions is found to contrast significantly to that of uranium… (More)
The effect of the neutral donor ligand, L, on the Ln(2)N(2) core in the (N═N)(2-) complexes, [A(2)(L)Ln](2)(μ-η(2):η(2)-N(2)) (Ln = Sc, Y, lanthanide; A = monoanion; L = neutral ligand), is unknown… (More)