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The organouranium complexes [(C5H4PPh2)3UX] (X = Cl, (1a) X = Me (1b);
X = H (1c)) react with BH3 . SMe2. 1a affords the stable [(C5H4PPh2 .
BH3)3UCl] (2a). Both 1b and 1c give finally [(C5H4PPh2 . BH3)3UBH4] (
3). The transient [(C5H4PPh2 . BH3)3UMe] (2b) is observed. 2a and 3 ma
y easily be reduced to [(C5H4PPh2 . BH3)3U] (4).