Plutonium(III) versus uranium(III) and samarium(III) in small molecule activation chemistry
Polly L. Arnold
Nature Communications, Published online: 02 May 2026; doi:10.1038/s41467-026-72229-7 The activation of small molecules by organometallic complexes, as far as uranium has transformed our understanding of electronic structure and bonding. Here, the authors report a transuranic Pu(III) complex and demonstrate its differences in small molecule reactivity compared to the U(III) and Sm(III) analogs.