US 11,731,989 B1
Metal complexes and methods of making the same
Jaqueline Kiplinger, Los Alamos, NM (US); Ross Beattie, Los Alamos, NM (US); Justin Pagano, Los Alamos, NM (US); and Karla Erickson, Los Alamos, NM (US)
Assigned to Triad National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US)
Filed by Triad National Security, LLC, Los Alamos, NM (US)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2019, as Appl. No. 16/509,042.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/696,706, filed on Jul. 11, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/696,744, filed on Jul. 11, 2018.
Int. Cl. C07F 3/00 (2006.01); C01G 43/08 (2006.01)
CPC C07F 3/003 (2013.01) [C01G 43/08 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
 
1. A method, comprising heating a reaction mixture comprising (i) uranium metal, (ii) pyridine, and (iii) Me3Si37Cl to provide a U37Cl3(pyridine)4 product or a U37Cl3product.