Two-electron oxidation of a homoleptic U(iii) guanidinate complex by diphenyldiazomethane

• Published in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) Vol. 54; no. 77; pp. 10913 - 10916
• Main Authors: Settineri, Nicholas S, Shiau, Angela A, Arnold, John
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 2018; Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
• Subjects: Crystallography; Oxidation

Reaction of the first homoleptic U(iii) guanidinate complex with diphenyldiazomethane results in two-electron oxidation of U(iii) to U(v) and isolation of a U(v) hydrazido complex. Corresponding U(v) imido, U(v) oxo, and U(iv) azido complexes were also synthesized for structural comparison.