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Graphical Abstract: Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 11/2009
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200990026
Subject(s) - chemistry , azide , alkyl , cover (algebra) , combinatorial chemistry , uranium , reactivity (psychology) , organometallic chemistry , organic chemistry , nanotechnology , polymer chemistry , catalysis , metallurgy , mechanical engineering , engineering , medicine , materials science , alternative medicine , pathology
The cover picture shows a novel and safe gold‐based oxidative functionalization protocol that allows access to an assortment of uranium complexes bearing azide and carbon functional groups. Alkyl, alkynyl, and azide complexes are accessed in a single step from commercially available or easily prepared gold complexes. This methodology works for U III → U IV and U IV → U V oxidations. A new, high‐yielding synthetic preparation of (Ph 3 P)AuN 3 is also presented. These reactions proceed rapidly in high yields and represent a new class of reactions for gold. This work demonstrates that gold chemistry is not just unique for organic transformations but holds great promise for similarly advancing organometallic chemistry. Details are discussed in the Short Communication by J. L. Kiplinger et al. on p. 1451 ff. We thank Mr. Jim Cruz for designing the cover picture.