Uranyl Coordination by the 14-Membered Macrocycle Dibenzotetramethyltetraaza[14]annulene

Inorganic Chemistry
Elizabeth A PedrickTrevor W Hayton

Abstract

Reaction of [UO2(N(SiMe3)2)2(THF)2] with 1 equiv of dibenzotetramethyltetraaza[14]annulene (tmtaaH2) affords the uranyl complex [UO2(tmtaaH)(N(SiMe3)2) (THF)] (1) (THF = tetrahydrofuran) as red blocks in 83% yield. Similarly, thermolysis of a mixture of [UO2(N(SiMe3)2)2(THF)2] and 2 equiv of tmtaaH2affords [UO2(tmtaaH)2] (2), which can be isolated as red-orange crystals in 67% yield after workup. Both 1 and 2 were fully characterized, including analysis by X-ray crystallography. The tmtaaH ligands in 1 and 2 are only coordinated to the uranium center via one β-diketiminate fragment, while the protonated β-diketimine portion of the ligand remains uncoordinated. Reaction of [UO2(N(SiMe3)2)2(THF)2] with 1 equiv of Li2(tmtaa) in C6H6results in the formation of [Li(THF)]2[UO2(N(SiMe3)2)2(tmtaa)] (3), which can be isolated in 55% yield as a red-brown crystalline solid. The tmtaa ligand in complex 3 supports a dative interaction between an oxo ligand in the uranyl fragment and a lithium cation, suggesting that tmtaa could be a useful ligand for developing the oxo ligand functionalization chemistry of the uranyl ion.

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Sep 22, 2017·Dalton Transactions : an International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry·Pierre Thuéry, Jack Harrowfield
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