Abstract
Organoactinide complexes of the type Cp*2AcR2 (Ac = Th, U) catalyze the intermolecular hydroamination of terminal alkynes with aliphatic amines. The regioselectivity of the products can be tuned by the alkyne and the metal. Mechanistic studies shows that the rate-limiting step is the formation of an actinide imido complex. For thorium, the imido intermediate has been characterized by standard techniques, including X-ray diffraction.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3773-3775 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 15 |
Issue number | 18 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 3 Sep 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |