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Heterometallic Molecular Clusters Featuring Triple Bonds Between Uranium and Transition Metals

75 Pages Posted: 9 Jun 2021 Publication Status: Published

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Penglong Wang

Nanjing University - State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry

Iskander Douair

Université Paul Sabatier - LPCNO, CNRS & INSA

Yue Zhao

Nanjing University - State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry

Rile Ge

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Mössbauer Effect Data Center

Junhu Wang

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Mössbauer Effect Data Center

Shuao Wang

Soochow University - State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection

Laurent Maron

Université Paul Sabatier - LPCNO, CNRS & INSA

Congqing Zhu

Nanjing University - State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry

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Abstract

Metal–metal multiple bonding is common amongst the d-block transition metals; but intermetallic multiple bonding involving f-block metals, such as uranium, is extremely rare. This is largely due to the difficulties in synthesis and characterization of the relevant compounds. Here, we report a set of heterometallic clusters featuring uranium-metal triple bond s. X-ray diffraction reveals that the uranium-iron (1.9689(13) Å) and uranium-cobalt (2.0926(7) Å) bond lengths are shorter than the sum of the triple bond covalent radii for corresponding atoms. These complexes represent the first structurally authenticated example of multiple bonding between f-block elements and first-row transition metals. Theoretical studies reveal the high bond orders ( up to 2.93 ) and the significant degree of covalency in these uranium-metal triple bonds. These studies demonstrate that the uranium-metal multiple bonds are no longer an elusive bonding motif, and this opens an avenue to investigation of the potential applications in catalysis and small-molecule activation of heterometallic clusters with actinide-metal multiple bonds .

Keywords: metal-metal bond, uranium chemistry, heterometallic clusters, DFT calculations, U-M multiple bond

Suggested Citation

Wang, Penglong and Douair, Iskander and Zhao, Yue and Ge, Rile and Wang, Junhu and Wang, Shuao and Maron, Laurent and Zhu, Congqing, Heterometallic Molecular Clusters Featuring Triple Bonds Between Uranium and Transition Metals. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3863571 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3863571
This version of the paper has not been formally peer reviewed.

Penglong Wang

Nanjing University - State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry ( email )

Nanjing
China

Iskander Douair

Université Paul Sabatier - LPCNO, CNRS & INSA ( email )

Toulouse
France

Yue Zhao

Nanjing University - State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry

Nanjing
China

Rile Ge

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Mössbauer Effect Data Center

52 Sanlihe Rd.
Datun Road, Anwai
Beijing, Xicheng District 100864
China

Junhu Wang

Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) - Mössbauer Effect Data Center ( email )

52 Sanlihe Rd.
Datun Road, Anwai
Beijing, Xicheng District 100864
China

Shuao Wang

Soochow University - State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection ( email )

No. 1 Shizi Street
Taipei, Jiangsu 215006
Taiwan

Laurent Maron (Contact Author)

Université Paul Sabatier - LPCNO, CNRS & INSA ( email )

Toulouse
France

Congqing Zhu

Nanjing University - State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry ( email )

Nanjing
China

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