title: Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide insertion chemistry of f-block N-heterocyclic carbene complexes.
abstract: The reactions of f-block silylamido N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes ([M(L)(N{SiMe(3)}(2))(2)], M = Y, Ce, and U, L = bidentate alkoxy-tethered NHC ligand) with CO and CO(2) have been studied and compared to each other, to those of selected [M(L)(2)(N{SiMe(3)}(2))] complexes, and to those of [M(N{SiMe(3)}(2))(3)] to identify the effect of the labile NHC group on the small molecule activation chemistry. The small molecules COS and N(2)CPh(2) have also been studied.
authors.affiliation: EaStCHEM School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, The King's Buildings, Edinburgh, EH9 3JJ, UK. polly.arnold@ed.ac.uk
authors.forename: Polly L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Arnold
authors.forename: Zöe R
authors.initials: ZR
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: Anne I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Germeroth
authors.forename: Ian J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Casely
authors.forename: Gary S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Nichol
authors.forename: Ronan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bellabarba
authors.forename: Robert P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Tooze