Treatment of M[N(SiMe3)213 (M = J, Pu (An); La, Ce (Ln)) with NH(EPPh2)(2) and NH(EP/Pr-2)(2) (E = S, Se), afforded the neutral complexes M[N(EPR2)(2)](3) (R = Ph, Pr). Tellurium donor complexes were synthesized by treatment of MI3(SOl)(4) (M = U, Pu; sol = py and M La, Ce; sol = thf) with Na(tmeda)[N(TePiPr(2))(2)]. The complexes have been structurally and spectroscopically characterized with concomitant computational modeling through density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The An-E bond lengths are shorter than the Ln-E bond lengths for metal ions of similar ionic radii, consistent with an increase in covalent interactions in the actinide bonding relative to the lanthanide bonding. In addition, the magnitude of the differences in the bonding is slightly greater with increasing softness of the chalcogen donor atom. The DFT calculations for the model systems correlate well with experimentally determined metrical parameters. They indicate that the enhanced covalency in the WE bond as group 16 is descended arises mostly from increased metal d-orbital participation. Conversely, an increase in f-orbital participation is responsible for the enhancement of covalency in An-E bonds compared to Ln-E bonds. The fundamental and practical importance of such studies of the role of the valence d and f orbitals in the bonding of the f elements is emphasized.
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