Metal Bonding with 3d and 6d Orbitals: An EPR and ENDOR Spectroscopic Investigation of Ti³⁺-Al and Th³⁺-Al Heterobimetallic Complexes.

ABSTRACT: Accessing covalent bonding interactions between actinides and ligating atoms remains a central problem in the field. Our current understanding of actinide bonding is limited because of a paucity of diverse classes of compounds and the lack of established models. We recently synthesized a thorium (Th)-aluminum (Al) heterobimetallic molecule that represents a new class of low-valent Th-containing compounds. To gain further insight into this system and actinide-metal bonding more generally, it is useful to study their underlying electronic structures. Here, we report characterization by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and electron-nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy of two heterobimetallic compounds: (i) a Cp^tt₂ThH₃AlCTMS₃ [TMS = Si(

SUBMITTER: Rao G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6584900 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature