Actinide halide complexes

Patent · Tue Nov 24 00:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7232995

Avens, L R; Zwick, B D; Sattelberger, A P; Clark, D L; Watkin, J G

A compound is described of the formula MX[sub n]L[sub m] wherein M is a metal atom selected from the group consisting of thorium, plutonium, neptunium or americium, X is a halide atom, n is an integer selected from the group of three or four, L is a coordinating ligand selected from the group consisting of aprotic Lewis bases having an oxygen-, nitrogen-, sulfur-, or phosphorus-donor, and m is an integer selected from the group of three or four for monodentate ligands or is the integer two for bidentate ligands, where the sum of n+m equals seven or eight for monodentate ligands or five or six for bidentate ligands. A compound of the formula MX[sub n] wherein M, X, and n are as previously defined, and a process of preparing such actinide metal compounds are described including admixing the actinide metal in an aprotic Lewis base as a coordinating solvent in the presence of a halogen-containing oxidant.

• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): US 5166324; A
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-651864
• OSTI ID: 7232995
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 7 Feb 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
AMERICIUM COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
HALIDES
NEPTUNIUM COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
THORIUM COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
TRANSPLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
400702* - Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry- Properties of Radioactive Materials