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Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Mar 04;51(18):3899-902. doi: 10.1039/c4cc09946j.

Reactions of laser-ablated U atoms with (CN)2: infrared spectra and electronic structure calculations of UNC, U(NC)2, and U(NC)4 in solid argon.

Chemical communications (Cambridge, England)

Yu Gong, Lester Andrews, Benjamin K Liebov, Zongtang Fang, Edward B Garner, David A Dixon

Affiliations

  1. University of Virginia, Department of Chemistry, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4319, USA. [email protected].

PMID: 25656733 DOI: 10.1039/c4cc09946j

Abstract

Reactions of laser-ablated U atoms with (CN)2 produce UNC, U(NC)2, and U(NC)4 as the major products, identified from their Ar matrix infrared spectra and precursors partially and fully substituted with (13)C and (15)N. Mixed isotopic multiplets substantiate product stoichiometries. Band positions and quantum chemical calculations verify the isocyanide bonding.

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