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Liddle ST. Progress in Nonaqueous Molecular Uranium Chemistry: Where to Next? Inorg Chem 2024; 63:9366-9384. [PMID: 38739898 PMCID: PMC11134516 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c04533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2023] [Revised: 04/24/2024] [Accepted: 04/25/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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There is long-standing interest in nonaqueous uranium chemistry because of fundamental questions about uranium's variable chemical bonding and the similarities of this pseudo-Group 6 element to its congener d-block elements molybdenum and tungsten. To provide historical context, with reference to a conference presentation slide presented around 1988 that advanced a defining collection of top targets, and the challenge, for synthetic actinide chemistry to realize in isolable complexes under normal experimental conditions, this Viewpoint surveys progress against those targets, including (i) CO and related π-acid ligand complexes, (ii) alkylidenes, carbynes, and carbidos, (iii) imidos and terminal nitrides, (iv) homoleptic polyalkyls, -alkoxides, and -aryloxides, (v) uranium-uranium bonds, and (vi) examples of topics that can be regarded as branching out in parallel from the leading targets. Having summarized advances from the past four decades, opportunities to build on that progress, and hence possible future directions for the field, are highlighted. The wealth and diversity of uranium chemistry that is described emphasizes the importance of ligand-metal complementarity in developing exciting new chemistry that builds our knowledge and understanding of elements in a relativistic regime.
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Affiliation(s)
- Stephen T. Liddle
- Department of Chemistry and Centre
for Radiochemistry Research, The University
of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, U.K.
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Du J, Cobb PJ, Ding J, Mills DP, Liddle ST. f-Element heavy pnictogen chemistry. Chem Sci 2023; 15:13-45. [PMID: 38131077 PMCID: PMC10732230 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05056d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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The coordination and organometallic chemistry of the f-elements, that is group 3, lanthanide, and actinide ions, supported by nitrogen ligands, e.g. amides, imides, and nitrides, has become well developed over many decades. In contrast, the corresponding f-element chemisty with the heavier pnictogen analogues phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth has remained significantly underdeveloped, due largely to a lack of suitable synthetic methodologies and also the inherent hard(f-element)-soft(heavier pnictogen) acid-base mismatch, but has begun to flourish in recent years. Here, we review complexes containing chemical bonds between the f-elements and heavy pnictogens from phosphorus to bismuth that spans five decades of endeavour. We focus on complexes whose identity has been unambiguously established by structural authentication by single-crystal X-ray diffraction with respect to their synthesis, characterisation, bonding, and reactivity, in order to provide a representative overview of this burgeoning area. By highlighting that much has been achieved but that there is still much to do this review aims to inspire, focus and guide future efforts in this area.
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- Jingzhen Du
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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Mikeska ER, Ervin AC, Zhang K, Benitez GM, Powell SMR, Oliver AG, Day VW, Caricato M, Comadoll CG, Blakemore JD. Evidence for Uranium(VI/V) Redox Supported by 2,2'-Bipyridyl-6,6'-dicarboxylate. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:16131-16148. [PMID: 37721409 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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The 2,2'-bipyridyl-6,6'-dicarboxylate ligand (bdc) has been shown in prior work to effectively capture the uranyl(VI) ion, UO22+, from aqueous solutions. However, the redox properties of the uranyl complex of this ligand have not been addressed despite the relevance of uranium-centered reduction to the nuclear fuel cycle and the presence of a bipyridyl core in bdc, a motif long recognized for its ability to support redox chemistry. Here, the bdc complex of UO22+ (1-UO2) has been synthetically prepared and isolated under nonaqueous conditions for the study of its reductive chemical and electrochemical behavior. Spectrochemical titration data collected using decamethylcobaltocene (Cp*2Co) as the reductant demonstrate that 1e- reduction of 1-UO2 is accessible, and companion near-infrared and infrared spectroscopic data, along with theoretical findings from density functional theory, provide evidence that supports the accessibility of the U(V) oxidation state. Data obtained for control ruthenium complexes of bdc and related polypyridyl dicarboxylate ligands provide a counterpoint to these findings; ligand-centered reduction of bdc in these control compounds occurs at potentials more negative than those measured for reduction of 1-UO2, further supporting the generation of uranium(V) in 1-UO2. Taken together, these results underscore the usefulness of bdc as a ligand for actinyl ions and suggest that it could be useful for further studies of the reductive activation of these unique species.
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- Emily R Mikeska
- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1567 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1567 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1567 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1567 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Natural, Health, and Mathematical Sciences, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, Kansas 66062, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1567 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1567 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1567 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
- Department of Natural, Health, and Mathematical Sciences, MidAmerica Nazarene University, Olathe, Kansas 66062, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Kansas, 1567 Irving Hill Road, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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Ward RJ, del Rosal I, Kelley SP, Maron L, Walensky JR. Isolation of C1 through C4 derivatives from CO using heteroleptic uranium(iii) metallocene aryloxide complexes. Chem Sci 2023; 14:2024-2032. [PMID: 36845919 PMCID: PMC9945253 DOI: 10.1039/d2sc06375a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
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The conversion of C1 feedstock molecules such as CO into commodity chemicals is a desirable, but challenging, endeavour. When the U(iii) complex, [(C5Me5)2U(O-2,6- t Bu2-4-MeC6H2)], is exposed to 1 atm of CO, only coordination is observed by IR spectroscopy as well as X-ray crystallography, unveiling a rare structurally characterized f element carbonyl. However, using [(C5Me5)2(MesO)U (THF)], Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2, reaction with CO forms the bridging ethynediolate species, [{(C5Me5)2(MesO)U}2(μ2-OCCO)]. While ethynediolate complexes are known, their reactivity has not been reported in much detail to afford further functionalization. For example, addition of more CO to the ethynediolate complex with heating forms a ketene carboxylate, [{(C5Me5)2(MesO)U}2(μ 2:κ 2:η 1-C3O3)], which can be further reacted with CO2 to yield a ketene dicarboxylate complex, [{(C5Me5)2(MesO)U}2(μ 2:κ 2:κ 2-C4O5)]. Since the ethynediolate showed reactivity with more CO, we explored its reactivity further. A [2 + 2] cycloaddition is observed with diphenylketene to yield [{(C5Me5)2U}2(OC(CPh2)C([double bond, length as m-dash]O)CO)] with concomitant formation of [(C5Me5)2U(OMes)2]. Surprisingly, reaction with SO2 shows rare S-O bond cleavage to yield the unusual [(O2CC(O)(SO)]2- bridging ligand between two U(iv) centres. All complexes have been characterized using spectroscopic and structural methods, and the reaction of the ethynediolate with CO to form the ketene carboxylate has been investigated computationally as well as the reaction with SO2.
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- Robert J. Ward
- Department of Chemistry, University of MissouriColumbiaMO 65211USA
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- Universite de Toulouse, CNRS, INSA, UMRUMR 5215LPCNO 135 Avenue de Ranguiel31077 ToulouseFrance
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- Department of Chemistry, University of MissouriColumbiaMO 65211USA
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- Universite de Toulouse, CNRS, INSA, UMRUMR 5215LPCNO 135 Avenue de Ranguiel31077 ToulouseFrance
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Hu SX, Zhang P, Cao LZ, Zou WL, Zhang P. XPu(CO) n (X = B, Al, Ga; n = 2 to 4): π Back-Bonding in Heterodinuclear Plutonium Boron Group Compounds with an End-On Carbonyl Ligand. J Phys Chem A 2023; 127:1233-1243. [PMID: 36710620 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c08132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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The bonding situation and the oxidation state of plutonium in heterodinuclear plutonium boron group carbonyl compounds XPu(CO)n (X = B, Al, Ga; n = 2 to 4) were investigated by systematically searching their ground-state geometrical structures and by analyzing their electronic structures. We found that the series of XPu(CO)n compounds show various interesting structures with an increment in n as well as a changeover from X = B to Ga. The first ethylene dione (OCCO) compounds of plutonium are found in AlPu(CO)n (n = 2, 3). A direct Ga-Pu single bond is first predicted in the series of GaPu(CO)n, where the bonding pattern represents a class of the Pu → CO π back-bonding system. There is a trend where the Pu-Ga bonding decreases and the Pu-C(O) covalency increases as the Ga oxidation state increases from Ga(0) to Ga(I). Our finding extends the metal → CO covalence back-bonding concept to plutonium systems and also enriches plutonium-containing bonding chemistry.
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- Shu-Xian Hu
- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, Xi'an 710127, China
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- Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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