Abstract
The formation of actinide-transition metal heterobimetallics mediated by a terminal actinide imido complex was comprehensively studied. The reaction of the thorium imido complex [(η5 -C5 Me5 )2 Th=N(mesityl)(DMAP)] (3), prepared from [(η5 -C5 Me5 )2 ThMe2 ] (1) and mesitylNH2 or [(η5 -C5 Me5 )2 Th(NHmesityl)2 ] (2) in the presence of 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine (DMAP), with copper(I) halides gave the first thorium-copper heterobimetallic compounds [(η5 -C5 Me5 )2 Th(X){N(mesityl)Cu(DMAP)}] (X=Cl (4), Br (5), I (6)). Complexes 4-6 feature an unusual geometry with a short Th-Cu distance, which DFT studies attribute to a weak donor-acceptor bond from the Cu+ atom to the electropositive Th4+ atom. They are reactive species, as was shown by their reaction with the dimethyl complex [(η5 -C5 Me5 )2 ThMe2 ] (1). Furthermore, a comparison between Th and early transition metals confirmed that Th4+ exhibits distinctively different reactivity from d-transition metals.
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