1,2-Bis(cyclooctatetraenyldimethylsilyl)ethane (1) was prepared and co
nverted to the corresponding bridged uranocene -bis([8]annulen-yldimet
hylsilyl)ethane)uranium(IV) (2). The temperature-dependent NMR spectru
m of 2 indicates a flexible molecule that twists between enantiomeric
structures with a barrier of about 13 kcal mol-1.