Synthesis and structure of N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of uranyl dichloride

5 July 2001

journal article
Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Chemical Communications

No. 15,p. 1348-1349
https://doi.org/10.1039/b102649f

Abstract

Treatment of UO₂Cl₂(thf)₃ in THF with two equivalents of 1,3-dimesitylimidazole-2-ylidene (IMes) or 1,3-dimesityl-4,5-dichloroimidazole-2-ylidene (IMesCl₂) yields novel monomeric uranyl N-heterocyclic carbene complexes, representing the first examples of actinyl carbon bonds.

Keywords

STRUCTURE
TREATMENT
HETEROCYCLIC CARBENE COMPLEXES
DIMESITYLIMIDAZOLE
DICHLOROIMIDAZOLE

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