Issue 87, 2019

Small molecule activation by multimetallic uranium complexes supported by siloxide ligands

Abstract

The synthesis and reactivity of uranium compounds supported by the tris-tert-butoxysiloxide ligand is surveyed. The multiple binding modes of the tert-butoxysiloxide ligand have proven very well suited to stabilize highly reactive homo- and heteropolymetallic complexes of uranium that have shown an unusual high reactivity towards small molecules such as CO2, CS2, chalcogens and azides. Moreover, these ligands have allowed the isolation of dinuclear nitride and oxide bridged complexes of uranium in various oxidation states. The ability of the tris-tert-butoxysiloxide ligands to trap alkali ions in these nitride or oxide complexes leads to unprecedented ligand based and metal based reduction and functionalization of N2, CO, CO2 and H2.

Graphical abstract: Small molecule activation by multimetallic uranium complexes supported by siloxide ligands

Article information

Article type
Feature Article
Submitted
19 Jul 2019
Accepted
26 Sep 2019
First published
14 Oct 2019

Chem. Commun., 2019,55, 13031-13047

Small molecule activation by multimetallic uranium complexes supported by siloxide ligands

L. Barluzzi, M. Falcone and M. Mazzanti, Chem. Commun., 2019, 55, 13031 DOI: 10.1039/C9CC05605J

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