Electrochemical study of triscyclopentadienyluranium complexes

The electrochemical behaviour of Cp3UBH4 and Cp3UNEt2 in THF has been studied using cyclic voltammetry and chronoamperometry. Cp3UBH4 undergoes a simple one-electron quasi-reversible reduction, while chemical reactions between the product of the charge-transfer reaction and the starting electroactive species occur both after oxidation and reduction of Cp3UNEt2.