Tetrakis(cyclopentadienyl)uranium(IV)
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Tetrakis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)uranium(IV)
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Tetracyclopentadienyluranium
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| Appearance | red crystals |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Tetrakis(cyclopentadienyl)uranium(IV), U(C5H5)4, abbreviated U(Cp)4, is an organouranium compound composed of a uranium atom sandwiched between four cyclopentadienide rings.
Synthesis and properties
Tetrakis(cyclopentadienyl)uranium(IV) was first prepared in 1962 by Ernst Otto Fischer, who reacted uranium tetrachloride with excess potassium cyclopentadienide in benzene and obtained the complex as red crystals at 6% yield:[1][2]
- UCl4 + 4 KCp → U(Cp)4 + 4 KCl
Solid crystals of U(Cp)4 are air-stable, but the benzene solution is extremely air-sensitive.
Reduction of U(Cp)4 with uranium metal yields tris(cyclopentadienyl)uranium(III), U(Cp)3.[1]
References
- ^ a b Seyferth, Dietmar (2004-07-01). "Uranocene. The First Member of a New Class of Organometallic Derivatives of the f Elements". Organometallics. 23 (15): 3562–3583. doi:10.1021/om0400705. ISSN 0276-7333.
- ^ Fischer, Ernst Otto; Hristidu, Yani (1962-04-01). "Notizen: Über Aromatenkomplexe von Metallen LVII. Uran-tetracyclopentadienyl". Zeitschrift für Naturforschung B. 17 (4): 275–276. doi:10.1515/znb-1962-0410. ISSN 1865-7117. S2CID 105017911.