title: Structural characterization of Pu[N(SiMe(3))(2)](3), a synthetically useful nonaqueous plutonium(III) precursor.
abstract: A rare, and synthetically versatile, nonaqueous plutonium complex, Pu[N(SiMe3)2]3 (1), has been structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction for the first time and reveals significantly shorter agostic interactions compared to the cerium(III) analogue, indicating possible covalency differences.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Division and Associate Directorate for Chemistry, Life, and Earth Sciences, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gaunt
authors.forename: Alejandro E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Enriquez
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Mary P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Neu
mesh_terms: D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D011005:Plutonium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D017646:Organosilicon Compounds; D011005:Plutonium