actinide;
organometallic;
uranium;
thorium;
low valent;
small molecule activation;
SMALL-MOLECULE ACTIVATION;
H BOND ACTIVATION;
CYCLOHEPTATRIENYL SANDWICH COMPLEXES;
ELECTRON-TRANSFER REACTIONS;
THE+2 OXIDATION-STATE;
X-RAY-DIFFRACTION;
CARBON-DIOXIDE;
STRUCTURAL-CHARACTERIZATION;
PHOTOCHEMICAL-SYNTHESIS;
TRIVALENT URANIUM;
D O I:
10.3390/inorganics12110275
中图分类号:
O61 [无机化学];
学科分类号:
070301 ;
081704 ;
摘要:
The synthesis, isolation, and characterisation of well-defined low-valent actinide complexes are reviewed with a main focus on compounds featuring uranium and thorium metal centres in formal oxidation states <= +3. The importance of the ligand environment in enabling access to these highly reactive species, as well as its influence on ground state electronic configurations and their reactivity, are emphasised. Furthermore, we highlight cyclic voltammetry (C.V.) studies as a more widely used method that can guide the synthesis of these highly reducing species.