title: Matrix infrared spectra and electronic structure calculations of the first actinide borylene: FB=ThF(2).
abstract: Laser-ablated Th atoms react with BF(3) during condensation in excess argon at 6 K to form the first actinide borylene (FB=ThF(2)) and actinide-boron multiple bond. Three new product absorptions in the B-F and Th-F stretching regions of matrix infrared spectra are assigned to FB=ThF(2) from comparison to theoretically predicted vibrational frequencies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4319, USA.
authors.forename: Xuefeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Björn O
authors.initials: BO
authors.lastname: Roos
authors.forename: Lester
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Andrews