Reaction of [(XA2)ThCl2(dme)] [XA2 = 4,5-bis(2,6-diisopropylanilido)-2,7-di-tert-butyl-9,9-dimethylxanthene] with 2 equiv of PhCH2MgCl resulted in the formation of solvent-free [(XA2)Th(CH2Ph)2] (1). Subsequent reaction of 1 with either 1 or 2 equiv of B(C6F5)3 allowed isolation of the first non-cyclopentadienyl actinide alkyl cation, [(XA2)Th(CH2Ph)][PhCH2B(C6F5)3] (2), and a rare example of an actinide
[(XA 2)ThCl 2(dme)] [XA 2 = 4,5-双(
2,6-二异丙基苯胺基)-2,7-二叔丁基-9,9-二甲基x吨]与2当量的PhCH 2 MgCl导致形成无溶剂的[(XA 2)Th(CH 2 Ph)2 ](1)。随后1与1或2当量的B(C 6 F 5)3反应可分离出第一个非
环戊二烯基act系元素烷基阳离子,[(XA 2)Th(CH 2 Ph)] [PhCH 2 B(C 6 F 5)3 ](2),以及act系元素指示剂的稀有实例,[(XA 2)Th] [PhCH 2 B(C 6 F 5)3 ] 2(3)。指示剂的X射线晶体结构揭示了两个PhCH 2 B(C 6 F 5)3阴离子的π配位,并且溶液NMR光谱显示类似的接触离子配对模式在单阳离子中起作用。