Uranium azide photolysis results in C-H bond activation and provides evidence for a terminal uranium nitride.
Thomson, Robert K.; Cantat, Thibault; Scott, Brian L.; Morris, David E.; Batista, Enrique R.; Kiplinger, Jaqueline L.; Nature chemistry 2 (2010) 723–729; doi:10.1038/nchem.705

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 Uranium azide photolysis results in C-H bond activation and provides
 evidence for a terminal uranium nitride.
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