title: Uranium triamidoamine chemistry.
abstract: Triamidoamine (Tren) complexes of the p- and d-block elements have been well-studied, and they display a diverse array of chemistry of academic, industrial and biological significance. Such in-depth investigations are not as widespread for Tren complexes of uranium, despite the general drive to better understand the chemical behaviour of uranium by virtue of its fundamental position within the nuclear sector. However, the chemistry of Tren-uranium complexes is characterised by the ability to stabilise otherwise reactive, multiply bonded main group donor atom ligands, construct uranium-metal bonds, promote small molecule activation, and support single molecule magnetism, all of which exploit the steric, electronic, thermodynamic and kinetic features of the Tren ligand system. This Feature Article presents a current account of the chemistry of Tren-uranium complexes.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD, UK. stephen.liddle@nottingham.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Benedict M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Gardner
authors.forename: Stephen T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Liddle
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry*; D001386:Azides / Q000737:chemistry; D001555:Benzene Derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D001888:Boric Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry; D003486:Cyanides / Q000737:chemistry; D003978:Diazomethane / Q000737:chemistry; D007700:Kinetics; D008024:Ligands; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds / Q000737:chemistry; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014501:Uranium / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D001386:Azides; D001555:Benzene Derivatives; D001888:Boric Acids; D056831:Coordination Complexes; D003486:Cyanides; D008024:Ligands; D009943:Organophosphorus Compounds; C519090:phosphinine; D014501:Uranium; D003978:Diazomethane; D009584:Nitrogen