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Title: Comparing the 2,2′‐Biphenylenedithiophosphinate Binding of Americium with Neodymium and Europium

Abstract

Abstract Advancing our understanding of the minor actinides (Am, Cm) versus lanthanides is key for developing advanced nuclear‐fuel cycles. Herein, we describe the preparation of (NBu 4 )Am[S 2 P( t Bu 2 C 12 H 6 )] 4 and two isomorphous lanthanide complexes, namely one with a similar ionic radius (i.e., Nd III ) and an isoelectronic one (Eu III ). The results include the first measurement of an Am−S bond length, with a mean value of 2.921(9) Å, by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Comparison with the Eu III and Nd III complexes revealed subtle electronic differences between the complexes of Am III and the lanthanides.

Authors:
 [1];  [2];  [3];  [1];  [3]; ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [1];  [4];  [1];  [5]
  1. Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA
  2. Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
  3. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Urbana IL 61801 USA
  4. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Berkeley CA 94720 USA
  5. Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA, California State Polytechnic University Pomona CA 91768 USA
Publication Date:
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1401712
Resource Type:
Publisher's Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Angewandte Chemie
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Angewandte Chemie Journal Volume: 128 Journal Issue: 41; Journal ID: ISSN 0044-8249
Publisher:
Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
Country of Publication:
Germany
Language:
English

Citation Formats

Cross, Justin N., Macor, Joseph A., Bertke, Jeffery A., Ferrier, Maryline G., Girolami, Gregory S., Kozimor, Stosh A., Maassen, Joel R., Scott, Brian L., Shuh, David K., Stein, Benjamin W., and Stieber, S. Chantal E. Comparing the 2,2′‐Biphenylenedithiophosphinate Binding of Americium with Neodymium and Europium. Germany: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1002/ange.201606367.
Cross, Justin N., Macor, Joseph A., Bertke, Jeffery A., Ferrier, Maryline G., Girolami, Gregory S., Kozimor, Stosh A., Maassen, Joel R., Scott, Brian L., Shuh, David K., Stein, Benjamin W., & Stieber, S. Chantal E. Comparing the 2,2′‐Biphenylenedithiophosphinate Binding of Americium with Neodymium and Europium. Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201606367
Cross, Justin N., Macor, Joseph A., Bertke, Jeffery A., Ferrier, Maryline G., Girolami, Gregory S., Kozimor, Stosh A., Maassen, Joel R., Scott, Brian L., Shuh, David K., Stein, Benjamin W., and Stieber, S. Chantal E. Thu . "Comparing the 2,2′‐Biphenylenedithiophosphinate Binding of Americium with Neodymium and Europium". Germany. https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201606367.
@article{osti_1401712,
title = {Comparing the 2,2′‐Biphenylenedithiophosphinate Binding of Americium with Neodymium and Europium},
author = {Cross, Justin N. and Macor, Joseph A. and Bertke, Jeffery A. and Ferrier, Maryline G. and Girolami, Gregory S. and Kozimor, Stosh A. and Maassen, Joel R. and Scott, Brian L. and Shuh, David K. and Stein, Benjamin W. and Stieber, S. Chantal E.},
abstractNote = {Abstract Advancing our understanding of the minor actinides (Am, Cm) versus lanthanides is key for developing advanced nuclear‐fuel cycles. Herein, we describe the preparation of (NBu 4 )Am[S 2 P( t Bu 2 C 12 H 6 )] 4 and two isomorphous lanthanide complexes, namely one with a similar ionic radius (i.e., Nd III ) and an isoelectronic one (Eu III ). The results include the first measurement of an Am−S bond length, with a mean value of 2.921(9) Å, by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. Comparison with the Eu III and Nd III complexes revealed subtle electronic differences between the complexes of Am III and the lanthanides.},
doi = {10.1002/ange.201606367},
journal = {Angewandte Chemie},
number = 41,
volume = 128,
place = {Germany},
year = {Thu Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Thu Sep 22 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}

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