Abstract
The reaction of M[η5-(CH3)5C5] 2(CH3)2 and M[η5-(CH3)5C5] 2(CD3)2 compounds, M = Th and ∪, with partially dehydroxylated and nearly completely dehydroxylated alumina yields methane via protolysis by surface OH, ring H atom abstraction, and elimination within the M(CH3)2 groups. The latter pathway is proposed on the basis of chemical evidence to result in alumina-stabilized actinide alkylidenes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 566-569 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Organometallics |
| Volume | 2 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - 1983 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Organic Chemistry
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He, M. Y., Burwell, R. L., & Marks, T. J. (1983). Surface and catalytic chemistry of organoactinides. Evidence for surface-stabilized alkylidenes. Organometallics, 2(4), 566-569.