Multielectron Redox Reactions Involving C- C Coupling and Cleavage in Uranium Schiff Base Complexes

Clément Camp (1) , Victor Mougel (1) , Pawel Horeglad (1) , Jacques Pécaut (1) , Marinella Mazzanti (2, 1)

1 RICC - Reconnaissance Ionique et Chimie de Coordination
2 SCIB - UMR E3 - Service de Chimie Inorganique et Biologique

The reaction of U(III) with Schiff base ligands and the reduction of U(IV) Schiff base complexes both promote C−C bond formation to afford dinuclear or mononuclear U(IV) amido complexes, which can release up to four electrons to substrates through the oxidative cleavage of the C−C bond.

Domaines: Chimie

Clément Camp, Victor Mougel, Pawel Horeglad, Jacques Pécaut, Marinella Mazzanti. Multielectron Redox Reactions Involving C- C Coupling and Cleavage in Uranium Schiff Base Complexes. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2010, 132 (49), pp.17374--17377. ⟨10.1021/ja1089364⟩. ⟨hal-01877487⟩