Evidence for single metal two electron oxidative addition and reductive elimination at uranium

The reactivity of f-block complexes is primarily defined by single-electron oxidations and σ-bond metathesis. Here, Liddle and co-workers provide evidence that a uranium complex can undergo reversible oxidative addition and reductive elimination, demonstrating transition metal-like reactivity within...

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Main Authors: Benedict M. Gardner, Christos E. Kefalidis, Erli Lu, Dipti Patel, Eric J. L. McInnes, Floriana Tuna, Ashley J. Wooles, Laurent Maron, Stephen T. Liddle
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01363-0