title: Activation and reduction of diethyl ether by low valent uranium: formation of the trimetallic, mixed valence uranium oxo species [U(CpRR')(mu-I)2]3(mu3-O) (CpRR' = C5Me5, C5Me4H, C5H4SiMe3).
abstract: The reaction of UI3 and KCpRR' (CpRR' = pentamethylcyclopentadienyl, trimethylsilylcyclopentadienyl or tetramethylcyclopentadienyl) in diethyl ether results in the two-electron reduction of the solvent to form trimetallic, mixed valence uranium oxo species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK.
authors.forename: Christopher P
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: Larch
authors.forename: F Geoffrey N
authors.initials: FG
authors.lastname: Cloke
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
mesh_terms: D004986:Ether / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry*; D014501:Uranium / Q000737:chemistry*; D017974:Uranium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D017974:Uranium Compounds; D004986:Ether; D014501:Uranium; D010100:Oxygen