The actinides

Abstract

This Chapter reviews the literature reported during 2006 on the actinide and transactinide elements. The principal highlight is the report of the synthesis of three atoms of element 118. Much fine molecular chemistry of uranium has been reported, especially from the laboratories of Ephritkhine and co-workers, whilst Cloke and co-workers have reported quite singular reactions involving uranium cyclooctatetraene complexes resulting in both a cyclic trimerisation and tetramerisation of CO at ambient pressure and room temperature.