Synthesis of a thorium tuck-in complex, [(eta(5):eta(1)-C(5)Me(4)CH(2))(eta(5)-C(5)Me(5))Th{iPrNC(Me)NiPr}], by C-H bond activation initiated by (C(5)Me(5))(-).
Evans
William J
WJ
Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697-2025, USA. wevans@uci.edu
Walensky
Justin R
JR
Ziller
Joseph W
JW