Matrix infrared spectra and electronic structure calculations of the first actinide borylene: FB=ThF(2).
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.
Wang
Xuefeng
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Department of Chemistry, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4319, USA.
Roos
Björn O
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Andrews
Lester
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