Divalent metallocenes of the lanthanides–a guideline to properties and reactivity

S Schäfer, S Kaufmann, ES Rösch… - Chemical Society …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Since the discovery in the early 1980s, the soluble divalent metallocenes of lanthanides
have become a steadily growing field in organometallic chemistry. The predominant part of …

Polyoxometalates as ligands to synthesize, isolate and characterize compounds of rare isotopes on the microgram scale

I Colliard, JRI Lee, CA Colla, HE Mason, AM Sawvel… - Nature Chemistry, 2022 - nature.com
The synthesis and study of radioactive compounds are both inherently limited by their
toxicity, cost and isotope scarcity. Traditional methods using small inorganic or organic …

What is the nature of the uranium (III)–arene bond?

SR Chowdhury, CAP Goodwin, B Vlaisavljevich - Chemical Science, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Complexes of the form [U (η6-arene)(BH4) 3] where arene= C6H6; C6H5Me; C6H3-1, 3, 5-
R3 (R= Et, iPr, tBu, Ph); C6Me6; and triphenylene (C6H4) 3 were investigated towards an …

Observation of a promethium complex in solution

DM Driscoll, FD White, S Pramanik, JD Einkauf… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Lanthanide rare-earth metals are ubiquitous in modern technologies,,,–, but we know little
about chemistry of the 61st element, promethium (Pm), a lanthanide that is highly radioactive …

N-Heterocyclic Carbene to Actinide d-Based π-bonding Correlates with Observed Metal–Carbene Bond Length Shortening Versus Lanthanide Congeners

CAP Goodwin, RW Adams, AJ Gaunt… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Comparison of bonding and electronic structural features between trivalent lanthanide (Ln)
and actinide (An) complexes across homologous series' of molecules can provide insights …

Theoretical Investigation of Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior in Mononuclear Dysprosium and Californium Complexes

D Ray, MS Oakley, A Sarkar, X Bai… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Early-actinide-based (U, Np, and Pu) single-molecule magnets (SMMs) have yet to show
magnetic properties similar to those of highly anisotropic lanthanide-based ones. However …

Expanding Transuranium Organoactinide Chemistry: Synthesis and Characterization of (Cp′3M)2(μ-4,4′-bpy) (M = Ce, Np, Pu)

BN Long, JM Sperling, CJ Windorff… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dinuclear, organometallic, transuranium compounds,(Cp′ 3M) 2 (μ-4, 4′-bpy)(Cp′–=
trimethylsilylcyclopentadienide, 4, 4′-bpy= 4, 4′-bipyridine, M= Ce, Np, Pu), reported …

Altering the spectroscopy, electronic structure, and bonding of organometallic curium (III) upon coordination of 4, 4′− bipyridine

BN Long, MJ Beltrán-Leíva, JM Sperling… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Structural and electronic characterization of (Cp′ 3Cm) 2 (μ− 4, 4′− bpy)(Cp′=
trimethylsilylcyclopentadienyl, 4, 4′− bpy= 4, 4′− bipyridine) is reported and provides a …

Chemical Kinetics for the Oxidation of Californium(III) Ions with Select Radiation-Induced Inorganic Radicals (Cl2•– and SO4•–)

BM Rotermund, SP Mezyk, JM Sperling… - The Journal of …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Despite the availability of transuranic elements increasing in recent years, our
understanding of their most basic and inherent radiation chemistry is limited and yet …

Contrasting Trivalent Lanthanide and Actinide Complexation by Polyoxometalates via Solution-State NMR

CA Colla, I Colliard, AM Sawvel, M Nyman… - Inorganic …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Deciphering the solution chemistry and speciation of actinides is inherently difficult due to
radioactivity, rarity, and cost constraints, especially for transplutonium elements. In this …