Tsoureas, Nikolaos and Cloke, Frederick Geoffrey (2018) Activation of carbon suboxide (C3O2) by U(III) to form a cyclobutane-1,3-dione Ring. Chemical Communications, 54 (64). pp. 8830-8833. ISSN 1359-7345

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Abstract

The activation of C3O2 by the U(III) complex [U(η5-Cp’)3] (Cp’ = C5H4SiMe3) is described. The reaction results in the reductive coupling of three C3O2 units to form a tetranuclear complex with a central cyclobutane-1,3-dione ring, with concomitant loss of CO. Careful control of reaction conditions has allowed the trapping of an intermediate, dimeric bridging ketene complex, which undergoes insertion of C3O2 to form the final product.

Item Type:	Article
Schools and Departments:	School of Life Sciences > Chemistry
Research Centres and Groups:	Energy and Materials Chemistry
Subjects:	Q Science > QD Chemistry > QD0146 Inorganic chemistry
Depositing User:	Geoff Cloke
Date Deposited:	24 Jul 2018 10:33
Last Modified:	19 Jul 2019 01:00
URI:	http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/77355

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