Comments on reactions of oxide derivatives of uranium with hexachloropropene to give UCl4

Dipti Patel; Ashley J. Wooles; Emtithal Hashem; Harrison Omorodion; Robert J. Baker; Stephen T. Liddle

doi:10.1039/C5NJ00476D

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Comments on reactions of oxide derivatives of uranium with hexachloropropene to give UCl₄†

Dipti Patel,^a Ashley J. Wooles,^a Emtithal Hashem,^b Harrison Omorodion,^b Robert J. Baker*^b and Stephen T. Liddle*^a

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^a School of Chemistry, University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, UK
E-mail: stephen.liddle@nottingham.ac.uk

^b School of Chemistry, University of Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin 2, Ireland
E-mail: bakerrj@tcd.ie

Abstract

We report that U₃O₈, UO₂(NO₃)₂·6H₂O, and UO₂Cl₂ react with hexachloropropene (HCP) to give UCl₄ in 60, 100, and 92% yields, respectively, and report a protocol to recycle the HCP. This renders the preparation of UCl₄ more accessible and sustainable. 2,5-Dichlorohexachlorofulvene has been identified as a significant by-product from these reactions.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C5NJ00476D
Article type: Letter
Submitted: 25 Feb 2015
Accepted: 01 Apr 2015
First published: 14 Apr 2015

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New J. Chem., 2015,39, 7559-7562

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Comments on reactions of oxide derivatives of uranium with hexachloropropene to give UCl₄

D. Patel, A. J. Wooles, E. Hashem, H. Omorodion, R. J. Baker and S. T. Liddle, New J. Chem., 2015, 39, 7559 DOI: 10.1039/C5NJ00476D

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