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Inorg Chem ; 60(19): 14932-14943, 2021 Oct 04.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34528785

ABSTRACT

To synthesize complexes with thorium-phosphorus multiple-bond character, reactions of (C5Me5)2Th[P(H)Mes]2 with monovalent alkali-metal bases, MN(SiMe3)2, as well as CuMes, have been investigated. The results with MN(SiMe3)2 are phosphinidiide complexes of the form {(C5Me5)2Th[µ2-P(Mes)][µ2-P(H)Mes]M(L)n}2 (M = Na, n = 0; M = K, L = THF, n = 1; M = Rb, L = THF, n = 1; M = Cs, L = Et2O, n = 1). With CuMes, the product is a Th2Cu3P5 heterometallic structure, {(C5Me5)2Th[(µ2-P(H)Mes)P(Mes)]Cu}2Cu[µ2-P(H)Mes]. All complexes have been characterized using heteronuclear NMR and IR spectroscopy, density functional theory calculations, and their solid-state structure identified by X-ray crystallography. We also report the structure of {(C5Me5)2Th[(µ2-As(H)Mes)As(Mes)]Cu}2Cu[µ2-As(H)Mes] obtained from (C5Me5)2Th[As(H)Mes]2 with CuMes.

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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl ; 57(51): 16748-16753, 2018 Dec 17.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30329202

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We report intramolecular proton transfer reactions to functionalize carbon monoxide and tert-butyl nitrile from a bis(phosphido) thorium complex. The reaction of (C5 Me5 )2 Th[PH(Mes)]2 , Mes=2,4,6-Me3 C6 H2 , with 1 atm of CO yields (C5 Me5 )2 Th(κ2 -(O,O)-OCH2 PMes-C(O)PMes), in which one CO molecule is inserted into each thorium-phosphorus bond. Concomitant transfer of two protons, formerly coordinated to phosphorus, are now bound to one of the carbon atoms from one of the inserted CO molecules. DFT calculations were employed to determine the lowest energy pathway. With tert-butyl nitrile, t BuCN, only one nitrile inserts into a thorium-phosphorus bond, but the proton is transferred to nitrogen with one phosphido remaining unperturbed affording (C5 Me5 )2 Th[PH(Mes)][κ2 -(P,N)-N(H)C(CMe3 )P(Mes)]. Surprisingly, reaction of this compound with KN(SiMe3 )2 removes the proton bound to nitrogen, not phosphorus.

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Chem Commun (Camb) ; 54(74): 10435-10438, 2018 Sep 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-30167613

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The synthesis and characterization of U(iv) and Np(iv) selenium bis(phenolate) complexes are reported. The reaction of two equivalents of the U(iv) complex with p-benzoquinone results in the formation of a U(v)-U(v) species with a bridging reduced quinone. This represents a rare example of high-valent uranium chemistry as well as a rare example of a neptunium aryloxide complex.

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Inorg Chem ; 57(12): 7270-7278, 2018 Jun 18.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29855186

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A series of metallocene thorium complexes with mono- and bis(phosphido) ligands have been investigated with varying hues: (C5Me5)2Th(Cl)[P(Mes)2] (Mes = mesityl = 2,4,6-(CH3)3C6H2; dark red-purple), (C5Me5)2Th[P(Mes)(CH3)]2 (dark red-purple), (C5Me5)2Th(CH3)[P(Mes)2] (dark red-purple), (C5Me5)2Th(CH3)[P(Mes)(SiMe3)] (orange), (C5Me5)2Th(Cl)[P(Mes)(SiMe3)] (orange), (C5Me5)2Th[P(Mes)(SiMe3)]2 (orange), and (C5Me5)2Th[PH(Mes)]2 (pale yellow). While all of these complexes bear a mesityl group on phosphorus, the electronic structure observed differs depending on the other substituent (mesityl, methyl, trimethylsilyl, or hydrogen). This sparked an investigation of the electronic structure of these complexes using 31P NMR and electronic absorption spectroscopy in concert with time-dependent density functional theory calculations.

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Chemistry ; 23(66): 16748-16752, 2017 Nov 27.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29024055

ABSTRACT

The complexes (C5 Me5 )2 Th(EHTipp)2 , (E=P or As; Tipp=2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl), provide a ligand framework that results in facile access to rare Th-E multiple bonds. The reaction of (C5 Me5 )2 Th(EHTipp)2 with KN(SiMe3 )2 , proceeds cleanly to the desired bridging phosphinidiide or arsinidiide complex, [{(C5 Me5 )2 Th(µ2 -ETipp)(µ2 -EHTipp)}K]2 under ambient conditions. In the absence of a chelating agent, the potassium cation of one monomeric unit interacts with the aryl ring of a second monomer to form a bridged dimer. In the presence of 2,2,2-cryptand, the terminal phosphinidene complex, [(C5 Me5 )2 Th=PTipp(PHTipp)][K(2,2,2-cryptand)] is isolated. Using X-ray crystallographic analysis, we have determined these complexes display the shortest Th-P and Th-As bond lengths reported.

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