Small molecule activation at uranium coordination complexes: control of reactivity via molecular architecture

Chemical Communications Pub Date: 2006-01-24 DOI: 10.1039/B513755C

Abstract

Electron-rich uranium coordination complexes display a pronounced reactivity toward small molecules. In this Feature article, the exciting chemistry of trivalent uranium ions coordinated to classic Werner-type ligand environments is reviewed. Three fundamentally important reactions of the [((RArO)3tacn)U]-system are presented that result in alkane coordination, CO/CO2 activation, and nitrogen atom-transfer chemistry.

Graphical abstract: Small molecule activation at uranium coordination complexes: control of reactivity via molecular architecture
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