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Controlling selectivity in the reductive activation of CO 2 by mixed sandwich uranium( iii ) complexes

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The synthesis and molecular structures of a range of uranium(III) mixed sandwich complexes of the type [U(η8-C8H6(1,4-SiMe3)2)(η5-CpMe4R)] (R = Me, Et, iPr, tBu) and their reactivity towards CO2 are reported. The nature of the R group on the cyclopentadienyl ring in the former has a significant effect on the outcome of CO2 activation: when R = Me, the products are the bridging oxo complex {U[η8-C8H6(1,4-SiMe3)2](η5-CpMe5)}2(μ-O) and the bridging oxalate complex {U[η8-C8H6(1,4-SiMe3)2](η5-CpMe5)}2(μ-η2:η2-C2O4); for R = Et or iPr, bridging carbonate {U[η8-C8H6(1,4-SiMe3)2](η5-CpMe4R)}2(μ-η1:η2-CO3) and bridging oxalate complexes {U[η8-C8H6(1,4-SiMe3)2](η5-CpMe4R)}2(μ-η2:η2-C2O4) are formed in both cases; and when R = tBu the sole product is the bridging carbonate complex {U[η8-C8H6(1,4-SiMe3)2](η5-CpMe4tBu)}2(μ-η1:η2-CO3). Electrochemical studies on both the uranium(III) complexes and the dimeric uranium(IV) CO2 reduction products have been carried out and all exhibit quasi reversible redox processes; in particular, the similarities in the U(III)/U(IV) redox couples suggest that the selectivity in the outcome of CO2 reductive activation by these complexes is steric in origin rather than electronic. The latter conclusion is supported by a detailed computational DFT study on the potential mechanistic pathways for reduction of CO2 by this system.
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hal-01969447 , version 1 (14-01-2019)

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Nikolaos Tsoureas, Ludovic Castro, Alexander Kilpatrick, F. Geoffey N. Cloke, Laurent Maron. Controlling selectivity in the reductive activation of CO 2 by mixed sandwich uranium( iii ) complexes. Chemical Science, 2014, 5 (10), pp.3777-3788. ⟨10.1039/x0xx00000x⟩. ⟨hal-01969447⟩
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