Cyclo-octatetraenyl complexes of f-elements

[Ce(cot)2]-

Uranocene

[U(cot)2]
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The two cot2- rings in [Ce(cot)2]- are staggered The two cot2- rings in [U(cot)2] are eclipsed. The eclipsed conformation allows bonding interaction between 5f orbitals on U and the HOMO of cot2-

 

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