Formal Three-Electron Reduction by an f-Element Complex: Formation of
Steric crowding can be coupled with a U(III) reduction to make the complex [(C(5)Me(5))(3)U] a formal three-electron reductant in its reaction with C(8)H(8), which generates a product, 1, containing a bridging nonplanar C(8)H(8)(2-) ligand [Eq. (1)].
Evans
WJ
Department of Chemistry, University of California Irvine, CA 92697 (USA).
Nyce
GW
Ziller
JW