Photochemical Synthesis of Transition Metal-Stabilized Uranium(VI) Nitride Complexes

Xiaoqing Xin; Iskander Douair; Thayalan Rajeshkumar; Yue Zhao; Shuao Wang; Laurent Maron; Congqing Zhu

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31582-z

Nature Communications (Jul 2022)

Photochemical Synthesis of Transition Metal-Stabilized Uranium(VI) Nitride Complexes

Xiaoqing Xin,
Iskander Douair,
Thayalan Rajeshkumar,
Yue Zhao,
Shuao Wang,
Laurent Maron,
Congqing Zhu

Affiliations

Xiaoqing Xin: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University
Iskander Douair: LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier
Thayalan Rajeshkumar: LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier
Yue Zhao: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University
Shuao Wang: State Key Laboratory of Radiation Medicine and Protection, School for Radiological and interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University
Laurent Maron: LPCNO, CNRS & INSA, Université Paul Sabatier
Congqing Zhu: State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Advanced Organic Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31582-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

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The synthesis and isolation of uranium(VI) nitride complexes remains challenging. Here, the authors report an example of transition metal (TM) stabilized U(VI) nitride complexes, generated via photolysis of azide-bridged U(IV)-TM precursors.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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