Insertion, protonolysis and photolysis reactivity of a thorium monoalkyl amidinate complex

A tris-amidinate thorium monoalkyl complex facilitates new small molecule reactivity and eliminates SiMe4 under photolytic conditions to generate a mixed amidinate dimer.

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