Dimerization and ring-opening in bis(diisopropylamino)cyclopropenylidene (BAC) mediated by [U(NR2)3(CCPh)] (R = SiMe3)

Dalton Trans., 2023, 52,13868-13871
DOI: 10.1039/D3DT02741D, Communication
Thien H. Nguyen, Christophe Pauly, Greggory T. Kent, Guang Wu, Trevor W. Hayton
Addition of bis(diisopropylamino)cyclopropenylidene (BAC) to [U(NR2)3(CCPh)] (R = SiMe3) results in dimerization and protonation of two BAC molecules, followed by ring-opening and C–H activation to generate a azetidin-2-ylidenemethyl ring.
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