title: Homoleptic tris(dithiolene) and tetrakis(dithiolene) complexes of uranium(IV).
abstract: Reaction of UCl4 with 3 or 4 mol equiv of Na2dddt (dddt = 5,6-dihydro-1,4-dithiine-2,3-dithiolate) in THF afforded the first example of a tetrakis(dithiolene) metal compound, [Na4(THF)8U(dddt)4](infinity) (1). The red crystals of 1 are composed of infinite zigzag chains in which Na2(micro-THF)3 fragments ensure the linking of Na2(THF)5U(dddt)4 moieties; the uranium atom is in a dodecahedral environment of eight sulfur atoms. Treatment of UCl4 with 3 mol equiv of Na2dddt in pyridine gave a mixture of tris- and tetrakis(dithiolene) compounds. After addition of 18c6 (18-crown-6), only the tris(dithiolene) complex was obtained and crystallized as orange crystals of [Na(18c6)(py)2]2[U(dddt)3].2py (2.2py) in which the isolated [U(dddt)3]2- anion adopts a slightly distorted trigonal prismatic configuration. A few red crystals of the unsolvated complex 2 and the trinuclear anionic compound [Na(18c6)(py)2]3[Na{U(dddt)3}2] (3) were also obtained along with orange crystals of 2.2py. All the tris(dithiolene) compounds exhibit large folding of the dddt ligand and significant interaction between the C=C double bond and the metal center.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chimie Moléculaire, DSM, DRECAM, CNRS URA 331, CEA/Saclay, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
authors.forename: Mathieu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roger
authors.forename: Thérèse
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Arliguie
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thuéry
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fourmigué
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ephritikhine