Synthesis of actinide nitrides, phosphides, sulfides and oxides

Patent · Tue Jul 07 00:00:00 EDT 1992

OSTI ID:7244716

Van Der Sluys, W G; Burns, C J; Smith, D C

This patent describes a process of preparing an actinide compound of the formula An{sub x}Z{sub y} wherein An is an actinide metal atom selected from the group consisting of thorium, uranium, plutonium, neptunium, and americium, x is selected from the group consisting of one, two or three, z is a main group element atom selected from the group consisting of nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen and sulfur, and y is selected from the group consisting of one, two, three or four. It comprises admixing an actinide organometallic precursor capable of reacting with a protic Lewis base selected from the group consisting of ammonia, phosphine, hydrogen sulfide and water; heating the reaction product at temperatures and for time sufficient to form the actinide compound.

• Assignee: US Dept. of Energy, Washington, DC (United States)
• Patent Number(s): A; US 5128112
• Application Number: PPN: US 7-679487
• OSTI ID: 7244716
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
AMERICIUM COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL PREPARATION
HEAT TREATMENTS
NEPTUNIUM COMPOUNDS
NITRIDES
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHOSPHIDES
PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
PLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
PNICTIDES
PRECURSOR
SULFIDES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
THORIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSPLUTONIUM COMPOUNDS
TRANSURANIUM COMPOUNDS
URANIUM COMPOUNDS