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Title: Early actinide organonitrile compounds and their reactivity.

Abstract

The actinide trihalides are an important class of materials . Anhydrous AnX3 compounds have been prepared via high temperature synthetic techniques, but they exis t as polymeric solids, which are insoluble in organic solvents . 1-3 Transuranic complexe s AnI3(THF)X have been prepared by the reaction of metals with CZH4IZ in THF solution s (An = Pu, x = 5; An = Np, x = 4) 4 and can be viewed as a net oxidation of An metal wit h 1 .5 equivalents molecular iodine. A convenient preparation of organic solvent soluble trivalent actinide compounds has been described where 1 .5 equivalents of IZ are added t o actinide (An) metal turnings (An = Pu, U, Np) suspended in aprotic organic coordinatin g solvent. 5,6 Since virtually all nonaqueous An(III) complexes have been prepared throug h the triodide-tetrahydrofuran complex, we are interested in preparing complexes wit h solvents other than tetrahydrofuran . And, since uranium is often used as a surrogate for studying the chemistry of transuranic actinides, we are seeking to elucidate the chemical differences between the transuranic elements and uranium .

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [4]
  1. Alejandro E.
  2. John H.
  3. Brian L.
  4. Mary P.
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
976546
Report Number(s):
LA-UR-03-0749
Journal ID: ISSN 0094-243X; TRN: US201017%%693
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Journal Volume: 673; Conference: Submitted to: Plutonium Futures Conference, Albuquerque,, NM, July 6-10, 2003
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS; ACTINIDES; CHEMISTRY; IODINE; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; OXIDATION; PLUTONIUM; SOLVENTS; TETRAHYDROFURAN; URANIUM; URANIUM 228

Citation Formats

Enriquez, A E, Matonic, J H, Scott, B L, and Neu, M P. Early actinide organonitrile compounds and their reactivity.. United States: N. p., 2003. Web. doi:10.1063/1.1594620.
Enriquez, A E, Matonic, J H, Scott, B L, & Neu, M P. Early actinide organonitrile compounds and their reactivity.. United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1594620
Enriquez, A E, Matonic, J H, Scott, B L, and Neu, M P. 2003. "Early actinide organonitrile compounds and their reactivity.". United States. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1594620. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/976546.
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title = {Early actinide organonitrile compounds and their reactivity.},
author = {Enriquez, A E and Matonic, J H and Scott, B L and Neu, M P},
abstractNote = {The actinide trihalides are an important class of materials . Anhydrous AnX3 compounds have been prepared via high temperature synthetic techniques, but they exis t as polymeric solids, which are insoluble in organic solvents . 1-3 Transuranic complexe s AnI3(THF)X have been prepared by the reaction of metals with CZH4IZ in THF solution s (An = Pu, x = 5; An = Np, x = 4) 4 and can be viewed as a net oxidation of An metal wit h 1 .5 equivalents molecular iodine. A convenient preparation of organic solvent soluble trivalent actinide compounds has been described where 1 .5 equivalents of IZ are added t o actinide (An) metal turnings (An = Pu, U, Np) suspended in aprotic organic coordinatin g solvent. 5,6 Since virtually all nonaqueous An(III) complexes have been prepared throug h the triodide-tetrahydrofuran complex, we are interested in preparing complexes wit h solvents other than tetrahydrofuran . And, since uranium is often used as a surrogate for studying the chemistry of transuranic actinides, we are seeking to elucidate the chemical differences between the transuranic elements and uranium .},
doi = {10.1063/1.1594620},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/976546}, journal = {},
issn = {0094-243X},
number = ,
volume = 673,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2003},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2003}
}

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