Photolysis-driven bond activation by thorium and uranium tetraosmate polyhydride complexes

Abstract

We report the synthesis of actinide–osmium polyhydrides and demonstrate their ability to promote photo-induced intra- and intermolecular C–H activation.

CO2 cleavage by tantalum/M (M = iridium, osmium) heterobimetallic complexes

“…The design of synthetic bimetallic complexes associating different metals with complementary Lewis acidic/Lewis basic behaviour has raised interest for cooperative reactivity, 1–10 including CO 2 activation. 11–17 In many instances, these bifunctional complexes lead to CO 2 adducts or insertion products, in which a bent CO 2 fragment binds across the two metals.…”