Dinitrogen cleavage by a dinuclear uranium(iii) complex.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the role of multimetallic cooperativity and of alkali ion-binding in the second coordination sphere is important for the design of complexes that can promote dinitrogen (N₂) cleavage and functionalization. Herein, we compare the reaction products and mechanism of N₂ reduction of the previously reported K₂-bound dinuclear uranium(iii) complex, [K₂{[U^III(OSi(O^tBu)₃)₃]₂(μ-O)}], B, with those of the analogous dinuclear uranium(iii) complexes, [K(2.2.2-cryptand)][K{U^III(OSi(O^tBu)₃)₃}₂(μ-O)], 1, and [K(2.2.2-cryptand)]₂[{U^III(OSi(O^tBu)₃)₃}₂(μ-O)

SUBMITTER: Jori N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10686047 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature