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Open AccessAltering the spectroscopy, electronic structure, and bonding of organometallic curium(III) upon coordination of 4,4′−bipyridine
Structural and electronic characterization of (Cp′3Cm)2(μ−4,4′−bpy) (Cp′ = trimethylsilylcyclopentadienyl, 4,4′−bpy = 4,4′−bipyridine) is reported and provides a rare example of curium−carbon bonding. Cp′3Cm disp...
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Isolation of a californium(II) crown–ether complex
The actinides, from californium to nobelium (Z = 98–102), are known to have an accessible +2 oxidation state. Understanding the origin of this chemical behaviour requires characterizing CfII materials, but invest...
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Open AccessCyclopentadienyl coordination induces unexpected ionic Am−N bonding in an americium bipyridyl complex
Variations in bonding between trivalent lanthanides and actinides is critical for reprocessing spent nuclear fuel. The ability to tune bonding and the coordination environment in these trivalent systems is a k...
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Open AccessCreation of an unexpected plane of enhanced covalency in cerium(III) and berkelium(III) terpyridyl complexes
Controlling the properties of heavy element complexes, such as those containing berkelium, is challenging because relativistic effects, spin-orbit and ligand-field splitting, and complex metal-ligand bonding, ...
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Isolation and characterization of a californium metallocene
Californium (Cf) is currently the heaviest element accessible above microgram quantities. Cf isotopes impose severe experimental challenges due to their scarcity and radiological hazards. Consequently, chemica...
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Compression of curium pyrrolidine-dithiocarbamate enhances covalency
Curium is unique in the actinide series because its half-filled 5f 7 shell has lower energy than other 5f n configurations, rendering it both redox-inactive and resistant to forming chemical bonds that engage the...
