Synthesis and electronic structure analysis of the actinide allenylidenes, [{(NR2)3}An(CCCPh2)]−(An = U, Th; R = SiMe3)

Greggory T. Kent; Xiaojuan Yu; Guang Wu; Jochen Autschbach; Trevor W. Hayton

doi:10.1039/d1sc04666g

Synthesis and electronic structure analysis of the actinide allenylidenes, [{(NR₂)₃}An(CCCPh₂)]⁻(An = U, Th; R = SiMe₃)

Greggory T. Kent
, Xiaojuan Yu
, Guang Wu
, Jochen Autschbach
, Trevor W. Hayton

Chemistry

University at Buffalo

University of California at Santa Barbara
SUNY Buffalo

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Abstract

The reaction of AnCl(NR₂)₃ (An = U, Th, R = SiMe₃) within situgenerated lithium-3,3-diphenylcyclopropene results in the formation of [{(NR₂)₃}An(CH-C-CPh₂)] (An = U,1; Th,2) in good yields after work-up. Deprotonation of1or2with LDA/2.2.2-cryptand results in formation of the anionic allenylidenes, [Li(2.2.2-cryptand)][{(NR₂)₃}An(CCCPh₂)] (An = U,3; Th,4). The calculated¹³C NMR chemical shifts of the C_α, C_β, and C_γnuclei in2and4nicely reproduce the experimentally assigned order, and exhibit a characteristic spin-orbit induced downfield shift at C_αdue to involvement of the 5f orbitals in the Th-C bonds. Additionally, the bonding analyses for3and4show a delocalized multi-center character of the ligand π orbitals involving the actinide. While a single-triple-single-bond resonance structure (e.g., An-C-C-CPh₂) predominates, the An-C-C-CPh₂resonance form contributes, as well, more so for3than for4.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	14383-14388
Number of pages	6
Journal	Chemical Science
Volume	12
Issue number	43
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/d1sc04666g
State	Published - Nov 21 2021

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