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Colliard I, Deblonde GJP. Polyoxometalate Ligands Reveal Different Coordination Chemistries Among Lanthanides and Heavy Actinides. JACS AU 2024; 4:2503-2513. [PMID: 39055135 PMCID: PMC11267554 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00245] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/29/2024] [Indexed: 07/27/2024]
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Experimental studies involving actinide compounds are inherently limited in scope due to the radioactive nature of these elements and the scarcity and cost of their research isotopes. Now, ∼80 years after the introduction of the actinide concept by Glenn Seaborg, we still only have a limited understanding of the coordination chemistry of f-block metals when compared to more common elements such as the s-, p-, and d-blocks. This is particularly true for transplutonium actinides (Am, Cm, Bk, etc.) whose chemistry is often considered similar to trivalent lanthanides-mainly because of the lack of experimental data. We here report a metal-ligand system for which lanthanide and heavy actinide coordination compounds can be synthesized efficiently (i.e., requiring only a few micrograms) under identical conditions. Seventeen single crystal XRD structures of trivalent f-elements complexed to the polyoxometalate (POM) PW11O39 7- were obtained, including the full lanthanide series (Cs11Ln(PW11O39)2·nH2O, Ln = La to Lu, except Pm), the equivalent yttrium compound, a curium-POM compound (α2-Cs11Cm(PW11O39)2·33H2O), and the first two Am3+-POM compounds structurally characterized (α1-Cs11Am(PW11O39)2·6H2O and α2-Cs11Am(PW11O39)2·21H2O). Importantly, this represents a unique series of compounds built on the same 1:2 metal:ligand unit and where all the f-elements are 8-coordinated and squared antiprismatic, thus providing a consistent platform for intra- and inter-series comparison. Despite a similar first coordination sphere environment, significant crystallographic and spectroscopic differences were observed among early and late lanthanides, as well as lanthanides and actinides, and even between americium and curium. These results show that even within the same coordination chemistry framework, 4f and 5f elements exhibit fundamental chemical differences that cannot be explained by simple size-match arguments. This study offers a versatile coordination platform to magnify differences within the f-block that have remained difficult to observe with traditional ligand systems.
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- Ian Colliard
- Physical
and Life Sciences Directorate, Glenn T. Seaborg Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
- Material
Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National
Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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- Physical
and Life Sciences Directorate, Glenn T. Seaborg Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
- Nuclear
and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence
Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, United States
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Shiels D, Brennessel WW, Crawley MR, Matson EM. Leveraging a reduced polyoxomolybdate-alkoxide cluster for the formation of a stable U(v) sandwich complex. Chem Sci 2024; 15:11072-11083. [PMID: 39027268 PMCID: PMC11253122 DOI: 10.1039/d4sc02644f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2024] [Accepted: 06/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/20/2024] Open
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The synthesis and characterization of a series of (TBA)2[M{Mo5O13(OMe)4NO}2] (M = Zr, Hf, Th, and U) sandwich complexes is reported. A preformed lacunary, Lindqvist-type, polyoxomolybdate-alkoxide cluster provides access to first examples of actinide-polyoxomolybdate sandwich complexes isolated under non-aqueous conditions. Incorporation of metal(iv) cations into this framework was found to "switch on" reversible redox chemistry at the {Mo5} ligands, with the Zr and Hf containing complexes accepting up to two electrons, while the Th and U derivates accommodate as many as four additional electrons. The enhancement of the redox properties of the cluster upon actinide incorporation is an exciting observation, presenting actinide "doping" as a novel approach for accessing functional redox-active materials. Oxidation of the uranium containing sandwich complex (TBA)2[U{Mo5O13(OMe)4NO}2], chemically or electrochemically, allows access to the U(v) centered species, which was characterized both spectroscopically and by single crystal X-ray diffraction. This represents the first example of a U(v)-polyoxometalate sandwich complex to be isolated and structurally characterized.
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- Dominic Shiels
- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester Rochester NY 14627 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Buffalo NY 14620 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Rochester Rochester NY 14627 USA
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Xia K, Yatabe T, Yamaguchi K, Suzuki K. Multidentate polyoxometalate modification of metal nanoparticles with tunable electronic states. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:11088-11093. [PMID: 38885120 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt01218f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
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To respond to the increasing demands for practical applications, stabilization and property modulation of metal nanoparticles have emerged as a key research subject. Herein, we present a viable protocol for preparing small metal nanoparticles (<5 nm; Ag, Pd, Pt, and Ru) via multidentate polyoxometalate (POM, [SiW9O34]10-) modification. In addition to enhancing stability, the POMs can modulate the electronic states of metal nanoparticles. Moreover, immobilization of the POM-modified metal nanoparticles on solid supports enables further tuning of the electronic states via a cooperative effect between the POMs and the supports without altering the particle size. Notably, POM-modified Pd nanoparticles on carbon support exhibited superior catalytic activity and selectivity in hydrogenation reactions in comparison with the catalyst without the POM modification.
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- Kang Xia
- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan.
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Colliard I, Deblonde GJP. Characterization of the first Peacock-Weakley polyoxometalate containing a transplutonium element: curium bis-pentatungstate [Cm(W 5O 18) 2] 9. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:5999-6002. [PMID: 38747262 DOI: 10.1039/d4cc01381f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2024]
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Leveraging microgram-level techniques, we here present the first transplutonium bis-pentatungstate complex: NaCs8Cm(W5O18)2·14H2O (CmW5). Single crystal XRD, Raman, and fluorescence characterization show significant differences relative to analogous lanthanide compounds. The study reveals the unsuspected impact of counterions on fluorescence and vibrational modes of the curium complex and its lanthanide counterparts.
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- Ian Colliard
- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Glenn T. Seaborg Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
- Material Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Glenn T. Seaborg Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA.
- Nuclear and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California 94550, USA
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Subintoro PJ, Carter KP. Structural and vibrational properties of lanthanide Lindqvist polyoxometalate complexes. Dalton Trans 2024; 53:9526-9539. [PMID: 38768267 DOI: 10.1039/d4dt00786g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Molecular spin qubits have demonstrated immense potential in quantum information science research due to the addressability of electron spins using microwave frequencies, and the scalability and tunability of molecular systems. Exemplary in this regard is the holmium polyoxometalate, [Na9Ho(W5O18)2]·35H2O (HoW10), which features an accessible atomic clock transition at 9.4 GHz; however, the coherence time of this molecule is limited by spin-phonon coupling driven decoherence processes. To limit these decoherence pathways, materials need to be designed to reduce energy overlap between spin and phonon states, and this necessitates developing a better understanding on how structural modifications impact the vibrational landscape for classes of complexes. Herein we conducted a full investigation into the fundamental structural and vibrational properties of the lanthanide Lindqvist polyoxometalate series, [Na9Ln(W5O18)2]·xH2O (Ln = La(III)-Lu(III), except Pm(III)) (LnW10), to assess how structural changes effect vibrational characteristics and to elucidate pathways to improve the coherence properties of HoW10. Single crystal X-ray diffraction results revealed four distinct structural polymorphs in complexes 1-14 wherein first coordination spheres were identical, and differences manifested as changes in lattice packing. Interestingly, the subtle changes in packing exhibited by the four polymorphs were found to impact distortions away from ideal D4d symmetry for each of the LnW10 complexes. Raman and far-infrared (FIR) spectra of complexes 1-14 were collected to identify vibrational modes present in low energy regions and peak fitting assignments were made according to literature precedents. Qualitative and Partial least squares (PLS) analysis show correlations between complex structural parameters with the low energy Raman and FIR vibrational modes of interest. Overall, this investigation shows that the second coordination sphere plays an integral role in modulation of the structural and vibrational characteristics of LnW10 complexes, which makes it a viable route for tuning spin and vibrational manifolds of species within this series.
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA.
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Deblonde G, Colliard I. Crystal structure of hexa-chloro-thallate within a caesium chloride-phospho-tungstate lattice Cs 9(TlCl 6)(PW 12O 40) 2·9CsCl. Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun 2024; 80:721-724. [PMID: 38974151 PMCID: PMC11223693 DOI: 10.1107/s2056989024005565] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Accepted: 06/10/2024] [Indexed: 07/09/2024]
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Crystal formation of caesium thallium chloride phospho-tungstates, Cs9(TlCl6)(PW12O40)2·9CsCl showcases the ability to capture and crystallize octa-hedral complexes via the use of polyoxometalates (POMs). The large number of caesium chlorides allows for the POM [α-PW12O40]3- to arrange itself in a cubic close-packing lattice extended framework, in which the voids created enable the capture of the [TlCl6]3- complex.
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- Gauthier Deblonde
- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate Glenn T Seaborg Institute Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,LivermoreCalifornia 94550 USA
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- Physical and Life Sciences Directorate Glenn T Seaborg Institute Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,LivermoreCalifornia 94550 USA
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Felton DE, Smith KR, Poole NA, Cronberger K, Burns PC. A New Molybdenum Blue Structure Type: How Uranium Expands this Family of Polyoxometalates. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400678. [PMID: 38412002 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2024] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 02/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/28/2024]
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The assembly of molybdenum polyoxometalates (POMs) has afforded large discrete nanoclusters with varied degrees of reduction such as the ~20 % reduced molybdenum blues. While many heterometals have been incorporated into these clusters to afford new properties, uranium has yet to be reported. Here we report the first uranium containing molybdenum blue clusters and the unique properties exhibited by this incorporation. The uranyl ion (UO2 2+) directs formation of Mo72U8, a square POM comprised of two faces connected by eight edge-sharing molybdenum dimers. Mo72U8, a chiral cluster, crystallizes as a racemic mixture and, in the solid state, has a 'negative' charge localized on one face of the cluster opposite the 'positively' charged face of another cluster. Using U(IV) as both heterometal and molybdenum reductant afforded crystals of Mo97U10, a wheel cluster with a heptamolybdate cap on one face. Mo97U10 dissociates in solution, losing the heptamolybdate, to form Mo90U10. Using more solvent during synthesis afforded crystals of Mo90U10S4 which, instead of heptamolybdate, contains four sulfate ions. Crystals of Mo90U10S4 undergo a dehydration induced phase change where clusters form a sheet through oxide bridges. Half of the bridges are cation-cation interactions between the uranyl oxygen atom and molybdenum, the first reported of this kind.
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- Daniel E Felton
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Analytical Science and Engineering at Notre Dame Core Facility, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA
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Xu N, Chen W, Ding YS, Zheng Z. A Cubic Tinkertoy-like Heterometallic Cluster with a Record Magnetocaloric Effect. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:9506-9511. [PMID: 38557065 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c01372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2024]
Abstract
Clusters showing a giant magnetocaloric effect (MCE) are of interest as molecular coolants for magnetic refrigeration. Herein, we report two heterometallic clusters, denoted as Gd152Ni14@Cl24 and Sm152Ni8, just to highlight their inorganic core motifs, obtained by ligand-controlled co-hydrolysis of Ni2+ and Ln3+ (Ln = Gd, Sm) in the presence of N-(2-hydroxyethyl)iminodiacetic acid (H2HEIDA). Both clusters display fascinating cubic Tinkertoy-like structures, with the core motifs being built of multiple metallic shells of Platonic and Archimedean polyhedra. The isothermal magnetic entropy change─a direct measurement of MCE─was determined to be 52.65 J·kg-1·K-1 at 2.5 K and 7.0 T for the Gd-containing cluster; this value is the highest known for any molecular clusters so far reported.
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- Na Xu
- Department of Chemistry and Key University Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key University Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key University Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key University Laboratory of Rare Earth Chemistry of Guangdong, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Babaei Zarch M, Bazargan M, Mirzaei M. Selective Hydrolysis of Ovalbumin by Zr-Based Lacunary Polyoxotungstate in Surfactant Solutions. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:6141-6151. [PMID: 38530420 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c03411] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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This study aims to design an artificial metalloprotease based on a Zr-containing polyoxometalate Na8[Zr(W5O18)2] [Zr(W5)2] for the hydrolysis of ovalbumin (OVA) in the presence of different surfactants, which can be used in many areas of the biological and medical sciences, particularly for targeted proteolytic drug design. For this reason, parameters, including the free energy of binding, the chemical nature of amino acid residues, secondary structures, and electrostatic potentials, of Zr(W5)2-OVA and Zr(W5)2-OVA-surfactant were analyzed by molecular docking simulations. The investigations showed that the presence of surfactants decreases the binding affinity of Zr(W5)2 for OVA amino acids, and hydrogen bonds and van der Waals interactions are formed between Zr(W5)2 and OVA amino acids. Additionally, GROMACS further illustrated the significance of SDS and CTAB surfactants in influencing the conformational changes of the OVA that lead to selective protein hydrolysis. In agreement with molecular dynamics simulation results, the experimental analysis showed more protein hydrolysis for the Zr(W5)2-OVA-surfactant systems. For instance, circular dichroism spectroscopy indicated that Zr(W5)2-OVA-CTAB and Zr(W5)2-OVA-TX-100 were more hydrolytically efficient due to the increased level of β-structures rather than α-chains, which showed that surfactants can facilitate the accessibility of Zr(W5)2 to the cleavage sites by inducing partial unfolding of the OVA structure.
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- Malihe Babaei Zarch
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad 9177948974, Iran
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Arteaga A, Nicholas AD, Sinnwell MA, McNamara BK, Buck EC, Surbella RG. Expanding the Transuranic Metal-Organic Framework Portfolio: The Optical Properties of Americium(III) MOF-76. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:21036-21043. [PMID: 38038352 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c02742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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Reported is the synthesis, crystal structure, and solid-state characterization of a new americium containing metal-organic framework (MOF), [Am(C9H3O6)(H2O)], MOF-76(Am). This material is constructed from Am3+ metal centers and 1,3,5-tricarboxylic acid (BTC) ligands, forming a porous three-dimensional framework that is isostructural with several known trivalent lanthanide (Ln) analogs (e.g., Ce, Nd, and Sm-Lu). The Am3+ ions have seven coordinates and assume a distorted, capped trigonal prismatic geometry with C1 symmetry. The Am3+-O bonds were studied via infrared spectroscopy and compared to several MOF-76(Ln) analogs, where Ln = Nd3+, Eu3+, Tb3+, and Ho3+. The results show that the strength of the ligand carboxylate stretching and bending modes increase with Nd3+ < Eu3+ < Am3+ < Tb3+ < Ho3+, suggesting the metal-oxygen bonds are predominantly ionic. Optical absorbance spectroscopy measurements reveal strong f-f transitions; some exhibit pronounced crystal field splitting. The photoluminescence spectrum contains weak Am3+-based emission that is achieved through direct and indirect metal center excitation. The weak emissive behavior is somewhat surprising given that ligand-to-metal resonance energy transfer is efficient in the isoelectronic Eu3+ (4f6) and related Tb3+ (4f8) analogs. The optical properties were explored further within a series of heterometallic MOF-76(Tb1-xAmx) (x = 0.8, 0.2, and 0.1) samples, and the results reveal enhanced Am3+ photoluminescence.
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- Ana Arteaga
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, Washington 99354, United States
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Lai QS, Li XX, Zheng ST. All-inorganic POM cages and their assembly: A review. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/03/2023]
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Nyman M, Deblonde G. Metal-oxide cages open up strategy for processing nuclear waste. Nature 2023; 616:438-440. [PMID: 37076733 DOI: 10.1038/d41586-023-01019-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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Colla CA, Colliard I, Sawvel AM, Nyman M, Mason HE, Deblonde GJP. Contrasting Trivalent Lanthanide and Actinide Complexation by Polyoxometalates via Solution-State NMR. Inorg Chem 2022; 62:6242-6254. [PMID: 36580490 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c04014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Deciphering the solution chemistry and speciation of actinides is inherently difficult due to radioactivity, rarity, and cost constraints, especially for transplutonium elements. In this context, the development of new chelating platforms for actinides and associated spectroscopic techniques is particularly important. In this study, we investigate a relatively overlooked class of chelators for actinide binding, namely, polyoxometalates (POMs). We provide the first NMR measurements on americium-POM and curium-POM complexes, using one-dimensional (1D) 31P NMR, variable-temperature NMR, and spin-lattice relaxation time (T1) experiments. The proposed POM-NMR approach allows for the study of trivalent f-elements even when only microgram amounts are available and in phosphate-containing solutions where f-elements are typically insoluble. The solution-state speciation of trivalent americium, curium, plus multiple lanthanide ions (La3+, Nd3+, Sm3+, Eu3+, Yb3+, and Lu3+), in the presence of the model POM ligand PW11O397- was elucidated and revealed the concurrent formation of two stable complexes, [MIII(PW11O39)(H2O)x]4- and [MIII(PW11O39)2]11-. Interconversion reaction constants, reaction enthalpies, and reaction entropies were derived from the NMR data. The NMR results also provide experimental evidence of the weakly paramagnetic nature of the Am3+ and Cm3+ ions in solution. Furthermore, the study reveals a previously unnoticed periodicity break along the f-element series with the reversal of T1 relaxation times of the 1:1 and 1:2 complexes and the preferential formation of the long T1 species for the early lanthanides versus the short T1 species for the late lanthanides, americium, and curium. Given the broad variety of POM ligands that exist, with many of them containing NMR-active nuclei, the combined POM-NMR approach reported here opens a new avenue to investigate difficult-to-study elements such as heavy actinides and other radionuclides.
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- Christopher A Colla
- Atmospheric, Earth and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Glenn T. Seaborg Institute, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States.,Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon97331, United States
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- Materials Science Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon97331, United States
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- Atmospheric, Earth and Energy Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States.,Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico87545, United States
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- Glenn T. Seaborg Institute, Physical and Life Sciences Directorate, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States.,Nuclear and Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, California94550, United States
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Kvashnina KO. Rare radioisotopes at the ready. Nat Chem 2022; 14:1337-1338. [PMID: 36344818 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-022-01086-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Kristina O Kvashnina
- The Rossendorf Beamline at The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, Grenoble, France.
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), Dresden, Germany.
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Rarest of elements yield their secrets with help from mighty metals. Nature 2022. [PMID: 36076027 DOI: 10.1038/d41586-022-02790-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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