摘要:
AbstractThe series of complexes [M(COT)(L)(HMPA)] {M = Nd or U; COT = η‐C8H8; L = η‐C5Me5 (Cp*) or η‐C4Me4P (tmp), HMPA = OP(NMe2)3} have been synthesized. [Nd(COT)(Cp*)(HMPA)] (1b) was prepared by substitution of the THF ligand of [Nd(COT)(Cp*)(THF)]; [Nd(COT)(tmp)(HMPA)] (3) was prepared by reaction of the neodymium cation [Nd(COT)(THF)4][BPh4] with Ktmp followed by the addition of HMPA to the dimeric compound [Nd(COT)(tmp)]2 (2); [U(COT)(Cp*)(HMPA)] (4) was isolated from the reaction of the uranium cation [U(COT)(HMPA)3][BPh4] with KCp*, and [U(COT)(tmp)(HMPA)2] (5) was obtained upon reduction of the uranium(IV) cation of [U(COT)(tmp)(HMPA)2][BPh4] with sodium amalgam. The X‐ray crystal structures of 1b, 3, and 4 have been determined. In the isostructural compounds 1b and 4, the differences between the U−C and Nd−C bond lengths are smaller than those predicted from the ionic radii of the trivalent ions; in particular, the average M−C(Cp*) distances are equal to 2.77 Å for both M = Nd and U. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2003)