Possible stabilization of the tetravalent oxidation state of berkelium and californium in acetonitrile with triphenylarsine oxide

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1987

OSTI ID:6868442

Payne, G F; Peterson, J R

It appears that we may have prepared Bk(IV) nitrate.nTPAs0 and Bk(IV) perchlorate.nTPAs0 complexes which formed the corresponding Cf(IV) complexes through the beta decay of Bk-249. Definitive proof should come from similar experiments with quantities of Bk-249 large enough to allow spectrophotometric detection of the characteristic f..-->..f transitions in these berkelium and californium species. It is clear, however, that TPAs0 and acetonitrile can play a pivotal role in the stabilization of lanact(IV) species.

• Research Organization: Tennessee Univ., Knoxville (USA). Dept. of Chemistry; Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AS05-76ER04447; AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6868442
• Report Number(s): CONF-870443-1; ON: DE87008782
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
400700* -- Radiochemistry & Nuclear Chemistry
ACETONITRILE
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
BERKELIUM COMPOUNDS
CALIFORNIUM COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
NITRILES
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
STABILIZATION
SYNTHESIS
TRANSPLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
VALENCE