Well-defined molecular uranium(iii) chloride complexes†
Abstract
The first anhydrous molecular complexes of uranium(III) chloride, soluble in polar aprotic solvents, are reported, including the structures of the dimeric [UCl3(py)4]2 and the trimetallic [UCl(py)4(μ-Cl)3U(py)2(μ-Cl)3UCl2(py)3].