title: Differences in actinide metal-ligand orbital interactions: comparison of U(IV) and Pu(IV) β-ketoiminate N,O donor complexes.
abstract: Syntheses and characterization of UCl(2)((Ar)acnac)(2), UI(2)((Ar)acnac)(2), and PuI(2)((Ar)acnac)(2) are reported ((Ar)acnac denotes a bis-phenyl β-ketoiminate ligand where Ar = 3,5-(t)Bu(2)C(6)H(3)). Structural analyses and computations show significant metal-ligand orbital interaction differences in U(IV) vs. Pu(IV) bonding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA.
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Schnaars
authors.forename: Enrique R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gaunt
authors.forename: Trevor W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hayton
authors.forename: Iain
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: May
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Guang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu