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Molecular structure of ThBr4(DME)2 (DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane)

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The molecular structure of ThBr4(DME)2 (DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane), the first structurally characterized thorium complex containing a simple bidentate ether ligand, is described. The eight-coordinate complex presents a distorted dodecahedral geometry, with Th—Br and Th—O bond lengths in the ranges 2.8516(13)–2.8712(13) Å and 2.564(8)–2.620(8) Å, respectively. ThBr4(DME)2 is monoclinic, space group P21/n, a = 7.672(1), b = 14.581(1), c = 15.847(2) Å, β = 102.24(1)°, V = 1732.4(3) Å3, and Z = 4.

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    Daniel Rabinovich, Brian L. Scott, Jon B. Nielsen & Kent D. Abney

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Rabinovich, D., Scott, B.L., Nielsen, J.B. et al. Molecular structure of ThBr4(DME)2 (DME = 1,2-dimethoxyethane). Journal of Chemical Crystallography 29, 243–246 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1009542715804

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