Actinide-transition metal bonding in heterobimetallic uranium- and thorium-molybdenum paddlewheel complexes

Chem Commun (Camb). 2018 Nov 29;54(96):13515-13518. doi: 10.1039/c8cc05268a.

Abstract

We report the preparation of four heterobimetallic uranium- and thorium-molybdenum paddlewheel complexes. The characterisation data suggest the presence of Mo → An σ-interactions in all cases. These complexes represent unprecedented actinide-group 6 metal-metal bonds, where before heterobimetallic uranium-metal bonds were restricted to group 7-11 metals.