Chemical structure and bonding in a thorium(iii)-aluminum heterobimetallic complex.

ABSTRACT: Thorium sits at a unique position on the periodic table. On one hand, there is little evidence that its 5f orbitals engage in bonding as they do in other early actinides; on the other hand, its chemistry is distinct from Lewis acidic transition metals. To gain insight into the underlying electronic structure of Th and develop trends across the actinide series, it is useful to study Th(iii) and Th(ii) systems with valence electrons that may engage in non-electrostatic metal-ligand interactions, although only a handful of such systems are known. To expand the range of low-valent compounds and gain deeper insight into Th electronic structure, we targeted actinide bimetallic complexes containing metal-metal bonds. Herein, we report the syntheses of Th-Al bimetallics from reactions between a di

SUBMITTER: Altman AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5944380 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature