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Title: Macrocyclic ligands for uranium complexation

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5937130

A highly preorganized 24-macrocycle containing biuret, thiobiuret and pyridine subunits has been prepared by high dilution ring-closure procedures. Intermediate products to this macrocycle have been utilized to extend this synthetic route to include further representatives where solubility and stability will be influenced by substituent variation. A 1:1 complex has been formed from uranyl acetate and a quinquepyridine derivative, this representing a new type of ligand for the uranyl ion. A very convenient synthetic procedure that will allow the incorporation of these macrocycles into polymeric systems has been developed for the introduction of a vinyl substituent into the 4-position of the pyridine ring. Using triflate, vinyltributyltin and Pd{sup 0} chemistry, this procedure should make a variety of substituted 4-vinylpyridines available for the first time. 3 refs.

Research Organization:
Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, NY (USA). Dept. of Chemistry
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
FG02-86ER13583
OSTI ID:
5937130
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER/13583-5; ON: DE91010728
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English