Actinide halide complexes
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):
- A; US 5166324
- Application Number:
- PPN: US 7-651864
- OSTI ID:
- 7232995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
AMERICIUM COMPOUNDS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
HALIDES
HALOGEN COMPOUNDS
NEPTUNIUM COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
THORIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSPLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS