Reactions of actinide metal atoms with ethane: Computation and observation of new Th and U ethylidene dihydride, metallacyclopropane dihydride, and vinyl metal trihydride complexes

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 112, Issue 30, 2008, Pages 6902-6907

  Cho, Han Gook ^a   Lyon, Jonathan T ^b,c   Andrews, Lester ^b  

^a SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c FRITZ HABER INSTITUT DER MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTINIDE; AGOSTIC INTERACTIONS; DIHYDRIDE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FUNCTIONAL THEORY; GROUP 4; ISOTOPIC SUBSTITUTIONS; METAL ATOMS; METAL HYDRIDE; METALLACYCLOPROPANE; METHANE REACTION; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEXES; SOLID ARGON; TRIHYDRIDE COMPLEXES; URANIUM ATOMS; VIBRATIONAL FREQUENCIES;

ARGON; ATOMIC PHYSICS; ATOMS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPLEXATION; DEUTERIUM; ETHANE; FLOW INTERACTIONS; HYDROGEN; INERT GASES; ISOTOPES; METALLIZING; METALS; METHANE; NONMETALS; ORGANOMETALLICS; THORIUM; TRANSURANIUM ELEMENTS; URANIUM;

ACTINIDES;

EID: 49549112929     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp801692s     Document Type: Article

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