Chemists isolate first compound with a uranium-carbon triple bond

An international team from Germany and the U.K., including chemists at The University of Manchester, has synthesized and characterized the first isolable uranium Fischer-type carbyne, featuring an unusual triple-bond interaction between uranium and carbon. The findings were published in Nature Chemistry.

• First isolable uranium Fischer-type carbyne synthesized
• Carbon forms an unusual triple bond with uranium
• Study published in the journal Nature Chemistry
• Researchers from Germany and the U.K. took part