title: White phosphorus activation by a Th(III) complex.
abstract: [Th(Cp'')3] (Cp'' = {C5H3(SiMe3)2-1,3}) activates P4 to give [{Th(Cp'')3}2(μ-η(1):η(1)-P4)] (1), which has an unprecedented cyclo-P4 binding mode. DFT studies were performed on a model of 1 to probe the bonding in this system.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK. david.mills@manchester.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Alasdair
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authors.lastname: Formanuik
authors.forename: Fabrizio
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authors.lastname: Ortu
authors.forename: Reece
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authors.lastname: Beekmeyer
authors.forename: Andrew
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authors.lastname: Kerridge
authors.forename: Ralph W
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authors.lastname: Adams
authors.forename: David P
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authors.lastname: Mills