Achievements in uranium alkyl chemistry: celebrating sixty years of synthetic pursuits

摘要: Organouranium complexes containing uranium–carbon σ-bonds have been highly sought after since the initial exploration of these during 1950s. Since this time, a variety uranium starting materials developed and alkylating reagents used in order to generate such species. Trivalent alkyl compounds recently moved past using bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl ligand with use larger ancillary hydrotris(pyrazolyl)borate ligands. The uranium(IV) congeners are dominated by cyclopentadienyl ligands, but recent developments shown that amides, alkoxides, phosphines also suitable frameworks for supporting A family alkyls formed via cyclometallation neutral homoleptics described. Highly reactive uranium(V) (VI) synthesized at low temperatures. representative studies highlighted herein helped pioneer field organouranium chemistry.