How Can Uranium Ions (U~+,U~(2+)) Activate the O-H Bond of Water in the Gas Phase?

摘要

Theoretical and experimental investigations of transition metal cations in the gas phase have attracted considerable attention,focusing mainly on the fundamental understanding of activation of prototypical bonds (e.g.C-H,N-H,O-H).Most of these studies dealt with cations of the first and second transition metal rows.However,the heavier 5f-block elements are also of great interest,mainly because of their unique ability to activate notoriously unreactive molecules such as CH_4 and CO_2.