Covalency is often considered to be an influential factor in driving An3+ vs. Ln3+ selectivity invoked by soft donor ligands. This is intensely debated, particularly the extent to which An3+/Ln3+ covalency differences prevail and manifest as the f-block is traversed, and the effects of periodic breaks beyond Pu. In this work, two Am complexes, [Am{N(E=PPh2)2}3] (1-Am, E=Se; 2-Am, E=O) are compared to isoradial [Nd{N(E=PPh2)2}3] (1-Nd, 2-Nd) complexes. Covalent contributions are assessed and compared to U/La and Pu/Ce analogues. Through ab initio calculations grounded in UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray structures, we observe differences in f orbital involvement between Am–Se and Nd–Se bonds, which are not present in O-donor congeners.
Goodwin, Conrad Alexander Phillip, et al. "Structural and Spectroscopic Comparison of Soft-Se vs. Hard-O Donor Bonding in Trivalent Americium/Neodymium Molecules." Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), vol. 60, no. 17, Mar. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202017186
Goodwin, Conrad Alexander Phillip, Schlimgen, Anthony William, Albrecht-Schönzart, Thomas E, Batista, Enrique Ricardo, Gaunt, Andrew James, Janicke, Michael Timothy, Kozimor, Stosh Anthony, Scott, Brian Lindley, Stevens, Lauren Marie, White, Frankie Don Jr., & Yang, Ping (2021). Structural and Spectroscopic Comparison of Soft-Se vs. Hard-O Donor Bonding in Trivalent Americium/Neodymium Molecules. Angewandte Chemie (International Edition), 60(17). https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202017186
Goodwin, Conrad Alexander Phillip, Schlimgen, Anthony William, Albrecht-Schönzart, Thomas E, et al., "Structural and Spectroscopic Comparison of Soft-Se vs. Hard-O Donor Bonding in Trivalent Americium/Neodymium Molecules," Angewandte Chemie (International Edition) 60, no. 17 (2021), https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202017186
@article{osti_1782645,
author = {Goodwin, Conrad Alexander Phillip and Schlimgen, Anthony William and Albrecht-Schönzart, Thomas E and Batista, Enrique Ricardo and Gaunt, Andrew James and Janicke, Michael Timothy and Kozimor, Stosh Anthony and Scott, Brian Lindley and Stevens, Lauren Marie and White, Frankie Don Jr. and others},
title = {Structural and Spectroscopic Comparison of Soft-Se vs. Hard-O Donor Bonding in Trivalent Americium/Neodymium Molecules},
annote = {Covalency is often considered to be an influential factor in driving An3+ vs. Ln3+ selectivity invoked by soft donor ligands. This is intensely debated, particularly the extent to which An3+/Ln3+ covalency differences prevail and manifest as the f-block is traversed, and the effects of periodic breaks beyond Pu. In this work, two Am complexes, [Am{N(E=PPh2)2}3] (1-Am, E=Se; 2-Am, E=O) are compared to isoradial [Nd{N(E=PPh2)2}3] (1-Nd, 2-Nd) complexes. Covalent contributions are assessed and compared to U/La and Pu/Ce analogues. Through ab initio calculations grounded in UV-vis-NIR spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray structures, we observe differences in f orbital involvement between Am–Se and Nd–Se bonds, which are not present in O-donor congeners.},
doi = {10.1002/anie.202017186},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1782645},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie (International Edition)},
issn = {ISSN 1433-7851},
number = {17},
volume = {60},
place = {United States},
publisher = {Wiley},
year = {2021},
month = {03}}