title: A heterobimetallic complex with an unsupported uranium(III)-aluminum(I) bond: (CpSiMe3)3U-AlCp* (Cp* = C5Me5).
abstract: A heterobimetallic complex with the first unsupported bond between an actinide and a group 13 element, (CpSiMe3)3U-AlCp* (Cp* = C5Me5) (1), was synthesized by reaction of (CpSiMe3)3U and 1/4(Cp*Al)4 in toluene. Density functional theory calculations indicate that the U-Al bond exhibits some covalent character resulting from a Cp*Al-->U charge-transfer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, and the Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California, 94720-1460, USA.
authors.forename: Stefan G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Minasian
authors.forename: Jamin L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Krinsky
authors.forename: Valerie A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Arnold