@article{SuRajeshkumarXiangetal.2022, author = {Su, Wei and Rajeshkumar, Thayalan and Xiang, Libo and Maron, Laurent and Ye, Qing}, title = {Facile Synthesis of Uranium Complexes with a Pendant Borane Lewis Acid and 1,2-Insertion of CO into a U-N Bond}, series = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition}, volume = {61}, journal = {Angewandte Chemie International Edition}, number = {51}, doi = {10.1002/anie.202212823}, url = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-312197}, year = {2022}, abstract = {In this contribution, we illustrate uranium complexes bearing a pendant borate (i.e. 1 and 2) or a pendant borane (i.e. 3 and 4) moiety via reaction of the highly strained uranacycle I with various 3-coordinate boranes. Complexes 3 and 4 represent the first examples of uranium complexes with a pendant borane Lewis acid. Moreover, complex 3 was capable of activation of CO, delivering a new CO activation mode, and an abnormal CO 1,2-insertion pathway into a U-N bond. The importance of the pendant borane moiety was confirmed by the controlled experiments.}, language = {en} }