Towards uranium catalysts

The forefront of research into the complexes of uranium reveals chemical transformations that challenge and expand our view of this unique element. Certain ligands form multiple bonds to uranium, and small, inert molecules such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide become reactive when in complex with the...

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Published in:Nature (London) 2008-09, Vol.455 (7211), p.341-349
Main Authors: Fox, Alexander R., Bart, Suzanne C., Meyer, Karsten, Cummins, Christopher C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Amines - chemistry
Aqueous chemistry
Carbon dioxide
Carbon Dioxide - chemistry
Carbon Monoxide - chemistry
Catalysis
Catalysts
Chemicals
Humanities and Social Sciences
Hydrogen - chemistry
Hydrogen bonds
Ligands (Biochemistry)
Molecules
multidisciplinary
Nitrogen - chemistry
Nuclear fuels
Physiological aspects
review-article
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Studies
Uranium
Uranium - chemistry
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Summary:The forefront of research into the complexes of uranium reveals chemical transformations that challenge and expand our view of this unique element. Certain ligands form multiple bonds to uranium, and small, inert molecules such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide become reactive when in complex with the metal. Such complexes provide clues to the catalytic future of uranium, in which the applications of the element extend far beyond the nuclear industry. Most excitingly, the ability of uranium to use its outermost f electrons for binding ligands might enable the element to catalyse reactions that are impossible with conventional, transition-metal catalysts.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/nature07372