| abstract |
UI 3 (1,4-dioxane) 1.5 and UI 4 (1,4-dioxane) 2 , were synthesized in high yield by reacting turnings of elemental uranium with iodine dissolved in 1,4-dioxane under mild conditions. These molecular compounds of uranium are thermally stable and excellent precursor materials for synthesizing other molecular compounds of uranium including alkoxide, amide, organometallic, and halide compounds. |