Cyclo-octatetraenyl complexes of f-elements
[Ce(cot)
2
]
-
Uranocene
[U(cot)
2
]
The two cot
2-
rings in [Ce(cot)
2
]
-
are staggered
The two cot
2-
rings in [U(cot)
2
] are eclipsed. The eclipsed conformation allows bonding interaction between 5f orbitals on U and the HOMO of cot
2-
CHEM488 index
