Actinide halide complexes

Patent Application · Thu Feb 07 00:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:10187648

Avens, L R; Zwick, B D; Sattelberger, A P; Clark, D L; Watkin, J G

A compound of the formula MX{sub n}L{sub m} wherein M = Th, Pu, Np,or Am thorium, X = a halide atom, n = 3 or 4, 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 3 or 4 for monodentate ligands or is 2 for bidentate ligands, where n + m = 7 or 8 for monodentate ligands or 5 or 6 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 including admixing the actinide metal in an aprotic Lewis base as a coordinating solvent in the presence of a halogen-containing oxidant, are provided.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: Dept. of Energy
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A7651864
• Application Number: ON: DE93001995
• OSTI ID: 10187648
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: 7 Feb 1991
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS
SYNTHESIS
ACTINIDE COMPOUNDS
ACTINIDE COMPLEXES
HALIDES
LIGANDS
LEWIS BASES
ORGANIC OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC PHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS
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PROPERTIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS