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Paul C. Blake
Researcher at University of Sussex
Publications - 9
Citations - 317
Paul C. Blake is an academic researcher from University of Sussex. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cyclopentadienyl complex & Crystal structure. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 9 publications receiving 302 citations.
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Some aspects of the coordination and organometallic chemistry of thorium and uranium (MIII, MIV, UV) in +3 and +4 oxidation states
TL;DR: In this article, the synthesis of novel hydrocarbon soluble crystalline complexes of thorium and uranium (M), using bulky ligands, was reported, and features of structural interest concern results derived from single crystal X-ray diffraction and/or variable temperature NMR spectroscopy.
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The synthesis and characterisation, including X-ray diffraction study, of [Th{η-C5H3(SiMe3)2}3]; the first thorium(III) crystal structure
TL;DR: The first crystalline tri-η-cyclopentadienyl metal complex, which is monomeric in the solid state, was determined by X-ray crystallography as discussed by the authors.
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Synthesis, properties and structures of the tris(cyclopentadienyl)thorium(III) complexes [Th{η5-C5H3(SiMe2R)2-1,3}3] (R=Me or tBu)
Paul C. Blake,Norman M. Edelstein,Peter B. Hitchcock,Wing K. Kot,Michael F. Lappert,George V. Shalimoff,Shun Tian +6 more
TL;DR: The homoleptic, dark-blue, crystalline (disubstituted-cyclopentadienyl)thorium(III) complexes [Th{η5-C5H3(SiMe2R)2-1,3}3] (R=Me 1 or tBu 3) were obtained in good yield from the appropriate tris(cyclopentadiyl), thorium (IV) chloride by treatment with an excess of sodium-potassium alloy in toluene at 20-35 °C with sonication.
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Synthesis, spectroscopic properties and crystal structures of [ML2Cl2][M = Th or U; L =η-C5H3(SiMe3)2-1,3] and [UL2X2](X = Br, I or BH4)
Paul C. Blake,Michael F. Lappert,Richard G. Taylor,Jerry L. Atwood,William E. Hunter,Hongming Zhang +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the 1,3-Bis(trimethylsilyl) cyclopentadienyl has been employed in the preparation of some actinocene(IV) halides and tetrahydridoborates.
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Bis(trimethylsilyl)phosphido complexes
TL;DR: The lithium compound [Li{η-P(SiMe3)2}(THF)2]2 (I) under ambient conditions is an effective reducing agent for converting cyclopentadienyl- titanium or -uranium(IV) chlorides into the corresponding chlorocyclopentadiylmetal(III) complexes as mentioned in this paper.