How 5 f Electron Polarisability Drives Covalency and Selectivity in Actinide N-Donor Complexes

Chemistry. 2021 Dec 23;27(72):17975. doi: 10.1002/chem.202104357. Epub 2021 Dec 16.

Abstract

Invited for the cover of this issue is the group of Moritz Schmidt at the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. The image depicts the relative strength of bonds from an actinide to a pyrrole-based ligand in comparison with the salen ligand. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.202102849.