Harnessing Multi-Electron Redox Chemistry to Access Unprecedented Actinide Moieties: Suzanne Bart, Professor Inorganic Chemistry, Purdue University

Event time: 
February 13, 2023 - 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Location: 
Sterling Chemistry Laboratory (SCL) See map
Event description: 

Join Yale Chemistry for an Inorganic Chemistry Seminar with Suzanne Bart, Professor, Inorganic Chemistry, Purdue University.

Title: Harnessing Multi-Electron Redox Chemistry to Access Unprecedented Actinide Moieties

Actinide elements have reactivity that is very different from their transition metal and lanthanide counterparts. Their redox chemistry is especially different, since they can access highly oxidized ions and very electron rich species.  In our laboratory, we have been taking advantage of the ability of these elements to attain high coordination numbers and support species with many actinide-element multiple bonds. In this presentation, a family of uranium imido complexes will be presented, along with a uranium(VI) pentakis(imido) tetranion, as well as an unusual thorium series supported by redox active ligands. These ligands facilitate redox chemistry at this otherwise redox-inactive metal, thus facilitating the synthesis of an unusual a terminal oxo species, derived from activation of dioxygen. Spectroscopic, structural, magnetic and computational data that support formation of these new compounds will also be presented.  

Date: February 13, 2023 
Time: 4:00pm 
Location: SCL111 
 

This seminar is generously sponsored by the Mrs. Hepsa Ely Silliman Memorial Fund