Molecular structure of an unusual organoactinide hydride complex determined solely by neutron diffraction

R W Broach; A J Schultz; J M Williams; G M Brown; J M Manriquez; P J Fagan; T J Marks

doi:10.1126/science.203.4376.172

Molecular structure of an unusual organoactinide hydride complex determined solely by neutron diffraction

Science. 1979 Jan 12;203(4376):172-4. doi: 10.1126/science.203.4376.172.

Authors

R W Broach, A J Schultz, J M Williams, G M Brown, J M Manriquez, P J Fagan, T J Marks

PMID: 17834720
DOI: 10.1126/science.203.4376.172

Abstract

The structure of an unusual organometallic complex, {Th[(CH(3))(5)C(5)](2) H(micro-H)}(2) . C(6)H(5)CH(3), has been determined from neutron diffraction data, using only the direct-methods program MULTAN. Besides providing accurate metrical information on the first organometallic actinide hydride complex, these results have general and far-reaching implications concerning the complexity and size of crystal structures that can be elucidated solely on the basis of neutron diffraction data.