title: A Linear trans-Bis(imido) Neptunium(V) Actinyl Analog: Np(V)(NDipp)2((t)Bu2bipy)2Cl (Dipp = 2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3).
abstract: The discovery that imido analogs of actinyl dioxo cations can be extended beyond uranium into the transuranic elements is presented. Synthesis of the Np(V) complex, Np(NDipp)2((t)Bu2bipy)2Cl (1), is achieved through treatment of a Np(IV) precursor with a bipyridine coligand and lithium-amide reagent. Complex 1 has been structurally characterized, analyzed by (1)H NMR and UV-vis-NIR spectroscopies, and the electronic structure evaluated by DFT calculations.
authors.affiliation: †Chemistry, ‡Theoretical, and §Materials Physics and Applications Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States.
authors.forename: Jessie L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: †Chemistry, ‡Theoretical, and §Materials Physics and Applications Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States.
authors.forename: Enrique R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Batista
authors.affiliation: †Chemistry, ‡Theoretical, and §Materials Physics and Applications Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States.
authors.forename: James M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Boncella
authors.affiliation: †Chemistry, ‡Theoretical, and §Materials Physics and Applications Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States.
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gaunt
authors.affiliation: †Chemistry, ‡Theoretical, and §Materials Physics and Applications Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States.
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.affiliation: †Chemistry, ‡Theoretical, and §Materials Physics and Applications Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States.
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.affiliation: †Chemistry, ‡Theoretical, and §Materials Physics and Applications Divisions, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, United States.
authors.forename: Neil C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Tomson