18 Scandium, yttrium, the lanthanides and the actinides
Abstract
Highlights include a tris(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)uranium(dinitrogen) complex; the characterization of the hitherto shadowy uranyl iodide as the etherate UO2I2(OH2)2·4Et2O; a remarkable uranyl(V) species, [UO2(OPPh3)4](OTf); a detailed analysis of agostic interactions in the pyramidal amides [Ln{(N(SiMe3)2)3}] and alkyls [Ln{(CH(SiMe3)2)3}]; increased interest in lanthanide alkyls, both cationic and neutral; and the variety of co-ordination chemistry of the lanthanides with terdentate N-donors.