Wednesday, 16 May 2018: 08:00
Room 204 (Washington State Convention Center)
After our recent successful synthesis, isolation and complete characterization, including single crystal X-Ray diffraction, of 3 mono-metallic uranium endohedrals (U@D3h-C74, U@C2(5)-C82, and U@C2V(9)-C82) has led us to continue exploring new U-based endohedral compounds. At the time this abstract is being written a total of 37 compounds have been detected: U@C2n (2n=74, 80, 82, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 98, 100, 102, 104; U2@C2n (2n=72, 78, 80); U2O@C2n (2n=72, 74, 76, 78, 80); U2N@C2n (2n=72, 74, 76, 78, 80); U2S@C2n (2n=74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86); U2C@C2n (2n=72, 78, 80); and USc2C@C80 and USc2N@C80. We have isolated several of these compounds, such as U@C76, U@C84, U@C86, U2O@C80 as well as others and their structures and bonding are being studied. An update of what we learn from these will be presented and discussed.