Issue 17, 2009
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Chemical Communications

A DFT study of the single electron reduction and silylation of the U–O bond of the uranyl dication in a macrocyclic environment†

Ahmed Yahia,a   Polly L. Arnold,b   Jason B. Loveb  and  Laurent Maron*a  

* Corresponding authors

a Laboratoire de Physique et Chimie des Nano-objets, INSA, Université Paul Sabatier, 135 avenue de Rangueil, 31077 Toulouse Cedex, France
E-mail: laurent.maron@irsamc.ups-tlse.fr
Fax: +33 5 6155 9697

b School of Chemistry, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh, UK
E-mail: polly.arnold@ed.ac.uk
Fax: +44 131 650 6453

Abstract

A DFT study of the reduction and silylation of the uranyl U–O bond in a macrocyclic complex shows the importance of the initial dipotassiation in THF solution, and a slightly downhill reaction pathway for the oxo group functionalisation.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/B900571D
Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Jan 2009
Accepted
23 Feb 2009
First published
13 Mar 2009

Chem. Commun., 2009, 2402-2404

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A DFT study of the single electron reduction and silylation of the U–O bond of the uranyl dication in a macrocyclic environment

A. Yahia, P. L. Arnold, J. B. Love and L. Maron, Chem. Commun., 2009, 2402 DOI: 10.1039/B900571D

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