Controlling selectivity in the reductive activation of CO2 by mixed sandwich uranium(iii) complexes

• DOI: 10.1039/c4sc01401d
• Publication Date: 2014-07-07T15:01:24Z
• Authors: Nikolaos Tsoureas; Ludovic Castro; Alexander F. R. K...; F. Geoffey N. Cloke; Laurent Maron
• Keywords: [PHYS.PHYS.PHYS-CHEM-PH]Physics [physics]/Physics [physics]/Chemical Physics [physics.chem-ph]; 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

The uranium complexes [U(η8-C8H6(1,4-SiMe3)2)(η5-CpMe4R)] can be tuned to selectively reduce CO2, giving U(iv) complexes incorporating bridging oxo, carbonate, or oxalate groups.