Issue 6, 2016

White phosphorus activation by a Th(iii) complex

Abstract

[Th(Cp′′)3] (Cp′′ = {C5H3(SiMe3)2-1,3}) activates P4 to give [{Th(Cp′′)3}2(μ–η11-P4)] (1), which has an unprecedented cyclo-P4 binding mode. DFT studies were performed on a model of 1 to probe the bonding in this system.

Graphical abstract: White phosphorus activation by a Th(iii) complex

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
17 Nov 2015
Accepted
06 Jan 2016
First published
06 Jan 2016
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 2390-2393

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White phosphorus activation by a Th(III) complex

A. Formanuik, F. Ortu, R. Beekmeyer, A. Kerridge, R. W. Adams and D. P. Mills, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 2390 DOI: 10.1039/C5DT04528B

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