Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.35, No.2, 537-539, 1996
Uranium-Mediated Ring-Opening of Tetrahydrofuran - Crystal-Structure of Ui2(Och2Ch2Ch2Ch2I)(2)(pH(3)P=o)(2)
The synthesis and structure of the uranium(IV) compound UI2(OCH2CH2CH2CH2I)(2)(Ph(3)P=O)(2) (1) is described. Compound 1 is formed from the ring opening of THF from UI4(CH3CN)(4).
Keywords:LEWIS BASE ADDUCTS;X-RAY STRUCTURE;TRIVALENT URANIUM;TRIPHENYLPHOSPHINE OXIDE;CHEMISTRY;COMPLEXES;METAL;SPECTROSCOPY;TETRAHALIDES;CLEAVAGE