title: The first actinyl cyanide.
abstract: Reaction of UO2(OTf)2 with 5 molar equivalents of NEt4CN in acetonitrile led to the formation of the pentacyano uranyl complex [NEt4]3[UO2(CN)5] which is monomeric in the solid state with the five C-coordinated cyanide ions lying in the equatorial plane perpendicular to the linear {UO2} axis.
authors.affiliation: Service de Chimie Moléculaire, DSM, DRECAM, CNRS URA 331, Laboratoire Claude Fréjacques, CEA Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, 91191, France. jean-claude.berthet@cea.fr
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Berthet
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thuéry
authors.forename: Michel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ephritikhine