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Dinuclear Complexes of Uranyl, Neptunyl, and Plutonyl: Structures and Oxidation States Revealed by Experiment and Theory

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (United States)
  3. University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL (United States); Morehead State University, Morehead, KY (United States)
Dinuclear perchlorate complexes of uranium, neptunium, and plutonium were characterized by reactivity and DFT, with results revealing structures containing pentavalent, hexavalent, and heptavalent actinyls, and actinyl-actinyl interactions (AAIs). Electrospray ionization produced native complexes [(AnO2)2(ClO4)3]- for An:An = U:U, Np:Np, Pu:Pu, and Np:Pu, which are intuitively formulated as actinyl(V) perchlorates. However, DFT identified lower-energy structures [(AnO2)(AnO3)(ClO4)2(ClO3)]- comprising a perchlorate fragmented to ClO3, actinyl(VI) cation AnVIO22+, and neutral AnO3. For U:U and Np:Np, and Np in Np:Pu, the coordinated AnO3 is calculated as actinyl(VI) with an equatorial oxo, [Oyl=AnVI=Oyl][=Oeq], whereas for Pu:Pu, it is plutonyl(V) oxyl, [Oyl=PuV=Oyl][-Oeq]. The implied lower stability of PuVI versus NpVI indicates weaker Pu=Oeq versus Np=Oeq bonding. Adsorption of O2 by the U:U complex suggests oxidation of UV to UVI, corroborating the assignment of perchlorate [(AnVO2)2(ClO4)3]-. DFT predicts the O2 adducts are [(AnVIO2)(O2)(AnVIO2)(ClO4)3]- with actinyls oxidized from +V to +VI by bridging peroxide, O22-. In accordance with reactivity, O2- addition is computed as substantially exothermic for U:U and least favorable for Pu:Pu. Collision-induced dissociation of native complexes eliminated ClO2 to yield [(AnO2)(O)2(AnO2)(ClO4)2]-, in which fragmented O atoms bridge as oxyl O-• and oxo O2- to yield uranyl(VI) and plutonyl(VI), or as oxos O2- to yield neptunyl(VII), [Oyl=NpVII=Oyl]3+.
Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Robert Ramsay Fund; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; SC0018921
OSTI ID:
2326196
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory Journal Issue: 42 Vol. 126; ISSN 1089-5639
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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