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Margate J, Bayle S, Dumas T, Dalodière E, Tamain C, Menut D, Estevenon P, Moisy P, Nikitenko SI, Virot M. Chronicles of plutonium peroxides: spectroscopic characterization of a new peroxo compound of Pu(IV). Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:6260-6263. [PMID: 38722108 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01186d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2024]
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Although hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been highly used in nuclear chemistry for more than 75 years, the preparation and literature description of tetravalent actinide peroxides remain surprisingly scarce. A new insight is given in this topic through the synthesis and thorough structural characterization of a new peroxo compound of Pu(IV).
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- Julien Margate
- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Marcoule, France.
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- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Marcoule, France.
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- CEA, DES, ISEC, DMRC, Univ. Montpellier, Marcoule, France
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- Synchrotron SOLEIL, L'Orme des Merisiers, Saint-Aubin, France
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- CEA, DES, ISEC, DMRC, Univ. Montpellier, Marcoule, France
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- CEA, DES, ISEC, DMRC, Univ. Montpellier, Marcoule, France
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- ICSM, Univ Montpellier, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Marcoule, France.
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Tsantis ST, Danelli P, Tzimopoulos DI, Raptopoulou CP, Psycharis V, Perlepes SP. Pentanuclear Thorium(IV) Coordination Cluster from the Use of Di(2-pyridyl) Ketone. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:11888-11892. [PMID: 34351755 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The Th(NO3)4·5H2O/di(2-pyridyl) ketone [(py)2CO] reaction system gives a pentanuclear cluster containing the doubly deprotonated form of the gem-diol derivative of the ligand. The cluster consists of a tetrahedral arrangement of four ThIV ions centered on the fifth ion, which is the first characterized ThIV5 complex. The analysis of its structure reveals that this is a Kuratowski-type coordination compound.
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- Sokratis T Tsantis
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.,Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT), P.O Box 144, 26504 Platani, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology NCSR "Demokritos", 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Attikis, Greece
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology NCSR "Demokritos", 15310 Aghia Paraskevi, Attikis, Greece
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504 Patras, Greece.,Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT), P.O Box 144, 26504 Platani, Greece
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Robertson AKH, McNeil BL, Yang H, Gendron D, Perron R, Radchenko V, Zeisler S, Causey P, Schaffer P. 232Th-Spallation-Produced 225Ac with Reduced 227Ac Content. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:12156-12165. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Andrew K. H. Robertson
- Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
- Life Sciences Division, TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2A3
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- Life Sciences Division, TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2A3
- Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
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- Life Sciences Division, TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2A3
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1J0
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1J0
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- Life Sciences Division, TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2A3
- Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 1Z1
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- Life Sciences Division, TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2A3
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- Canadian Nuclear Laboratories, Chalk River, Ontario, Canada K0J 1J0
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- Life Sciences Division, TRIUMF, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V6T 2A3
- Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6
- Department of Radiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5Z 1M9
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Tsantis ST, Lagou-Rekka A, Konidaris KF, Raptopoulou CP, Bekiari V, Psycharis V, Perlepes SP. Tetranuclear oxido-bridged thorium(iv) clusters obtained using tridentate Schiff bases. Dalton Trans 2019; 48:15668-15678. [PMID: 31509144 DOI: 10.1039/c9dt03189h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Thorium(iv) complexes are currently attracting intense attention from inorganic chemists due to the development of liquid-fluoride thorium reactors and the fact that thorium(iv) is often used as a model system for the study of the more radioactive Np(iv) and Pu(iv). Schiff-base complexes of tetravalent actinides are useful for the development of new separation strategies in nuclear fuel processing and nuclear waste management. Thorium(iv)-Schiff base complexes find applications in the colorimetric detection of this toxic metal ion and the construction of fluorescent on/off sensors for Th(iv) exploiting the ligand-based light emission of its complexes. Clusters of Th(iv) with hydroxide, oxide or peroxide bridges are also relevant to the environmental and geological chemistry of this metal ion. The reactions between Th(NO3)4·5H2O and N-salicylidene-o-aminophenol (LH2) and N-salicylidene-o-amino-4-methylphenol (L'H2) in MeCN have provided access to complexes [Th4O(NO3)2(LH)2(L)5] (1) and [Th4O(NO3)2(L'H)2(L')5] (2) in moderate yields. The structures of 1·4MeCN and 2·2.4 MeCN have been determined by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The complexes have similar molecular structures possessing the {Th4(μ4-O)(μ-OR')8} core that contains the extremely rare {Th4(μ4-O)} unit. The four ThIV atoms are arranged at the vertexes of a distorted tetrahedron with a central μ4-O2- ion bonded to each metal ion. The H atom of one of the acidic -OH groups of each 3.21 LH- or L'H- ligand is located on the imine nitrogen atom, thus blocking its coordination. The ThIV centres are also held together by one 3.221 L2- or (L')2- group and four 2.211 L2- or (L')2- ligands. The metal ions adopt three different coordination numbers (8, 9, and 10) with a total of four coordination geometries (triangular dodecahedral, muffin, biaugmented trigonal prismatic, and sphenocorona). A variety of H-bonding interactions create 1D chains and 2D layers in the crystal structures of 1·4 MeCN and 2·2.4 MeCN, respectively. The structures of the complexes are compared with those of the uranyl complexes with the same or similar ligands. Solid-state and IR data are discussed in terms of the coordination mode of the organic ligands and the nitrato groups. 1H NMR data suggest that solid-state structures are not retained in DMSO. The solid complexes emit green light at room temperature upon excitation at 400 nm, the emission being ligand-centered.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece. and School of Agriculture Sciences, University of Patras, 30200 Messolonghi, Greece.
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR "Demokritos", 15310 Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, Greece.
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- School of Agriculture Sciences, University of Patras, 30200 Messolonghi, Greece.
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- Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, NCSR "Demokritos", 15310 Aghia Paraskevi Attikis, Greece.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, 26504, Patras, Greece. and Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH), Institute of Chemical Engineering Sciences (ICE-HT), Platani, P.O. Box 144, 26504 Patras, Greece
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Wacker JN, Vasiliu M, Colliard I, Ayscue RL, Han SY, Bertke JA, Nyman M, Dixon DA, Knope KE. Monomeric and Trimeric Thorium Chlorides Isolated from Acidic Aqueous Solution. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:10871-10882. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.9b01238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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- Jennifer N. Wacker
- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- Oregon State University, Department of Chemistry, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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- Oregon State University, Department of Chemistry, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, D.C. 20057, United States
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Bonato L, Virot M, Dumas T, Mesbah A, Lecante P, Prieur D, Le Goff X, Hennig C, Dacheux N, Moisy P, Nikitenko SI. Deciphering the Crystal Structure of a Scarce 1D Polymeric Thorium Peroxo Sulfate. Chemistry 2019; 25:9580-9585. [PMID: 31070817 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201901426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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The preparation and structural characterization of an original Th peroxo sulfate dihydrate, crystallizing at room temperature in the form of stable 1D polymeric microfibres is described. A combination of laboratory and synchrotron techniques allowed solution of the structure of the Th(O2 )(SO4 )(H2 O)2 compound, which crystallizes in a new structure type in the space group Pna21 of the orthorhombic crystal system. Particularly, the peroxide ligand coordinates to the Th cations in an unusual μ3 -η2 :η2 :η2 bridging mode, forming an infinite 1D chain decorated with sulfato ligands exhibiting simultaneously monodentate and bidentate coordination modes.
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- Laura Bonato
- ICSM, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Université Montpellier, Site de Marcoule, Bat 426, 30207, Bagnols sur Ceze, France
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- ICSM, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Université Montpellier, Site de Marcoule, Bat 426, 30207, Bagnols sur Ceze, France
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- Department of Mining and Fuel Recycling Processes (DMRC), Site de Marcoule, Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA), Nuclear Energy Division, BP17171, 30207, Bagnols sur Cèze, France
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- ICSM, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Université Montpellier, Site de Marcoule, Bat 426, 30207, Bagnols sur Ceze, France
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- Groupe SINanO, CEMES-CNRS, 29 rue Jeanne Marvig, 31055, Toulouse Cedex 4, France
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
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- ICSM, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Université Montpellier, Site de Marcoule, Bat 426, 30207, Bagnols sur Ceze, France
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- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Bautzner Landstraße 400, 01328, Dresden, Germany
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- ICSM, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Université Montpellier, Site de Marcoule, Bat 426, 30207, Bagnols sur Ceze, France
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- Department of Mining and Fuel Recycling Processes (DMRC), Site de Marcoule, Atomic and Alternative Energies Commission (CEA), Nuclear Energy Division, BP17171, 30207, Bagnols sur Cèze, France
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- ICSM, CEA, CNRS, ENSCM, Université Montpellier, Site de Marcoule, Bat 426, 30207, Bagnols sur Ceze, France
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Felder JB, Smith MD, Zur Loye HC. Breaking a Paradigm: Observation of Magnetic Order in the Purple U(IV) Phosphite: U(HPO 3) 2. Inorg Chem 2018; 57:9851-9858. [PMID: 30063351 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00754] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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The hydrothermal crystal growth of a new uranium phosphite, U(HPO3)2, is reported. This material was found to exhibit optical and magnetic properties not commonly observed in U(IV) containing materials, specifically purple coloration and low temperature magnetism. We discuss the synthesis, structure determination, and characterization of the title compound and comment on its optical, thermal, and magnetic properties. The magnetic behavior is consistent with frustrated antiferromagnetism that arises from the hexagonal honeycomb lattice of U(IV) ions. This material gives rare evidence for U(IV) ions participating in magnetic order.
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- Justin B Felder
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina 29208 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina 29208 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , University of South Carolina , Columbia , South Carolina 29208 , United States
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