Convenient access to the anhydrous thorium tetrachloride complexes ThCl(4)(DME)(2), ThCl(4)(1,4-dioxane)(2) and ThCl(4)(THF)(3.5) using commercially available and inexpensive starting materials.
Anhydrous thorium tetrachloride complexes ThCl(4)(DME)(2), ThCl(4)(1,4-dioxane)(2), and ThCl(4)(THF)(3.5) have been easily accessed from inexpensive, commercially available reagents under mild conditions and serve as excellent precursors to a variety of thorium(iv) halide, alkoxide, amide and organometallic compounds.
Cantat
Thibault
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Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA. thibault.cantat@cea.fr
Scott
Brian L
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Kiplinger
Jaqueline L
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