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Title: Actinide halide complexes

Abstract

A compound 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 including admixing the actinide metal in an aprotic Lewis base as a coordinating solvent in the presence of a halogen-containing oxidant, are provided.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1];  [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
  2. Santa Fe, NM
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868553
Patent Number(s):
US 5166324
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
actinide; halide; complexes; compound; formula; mx; metal; atom; selected; consisting; thorium; plutonium; neptunium; americium; integer; coordinating; ligand; aprotic; lewis; bases; oxygen-; nitrogen-; sulfur-; phosphorus-donor; monodentate; ligands; bidentate; equals; seven; eight; five; six; previously; defined; process; preparing; compounds; including; admixing; base; solvent; presence; halogen-containing; oxidant; provided; atom selected; compounds including; metal atom; lewis base; integer selected; metal compound; metal compounds; ligand selected; actinide metal; formula mx; bidentate ligand; /999/

Citation Formats

Avens, Larry R, Zwick, Bill D, Sattelberger, Alfred P, Clark, David L, and Watkin, John G. Actinide halide complexes. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Avens, Larry R, Zwick, Bill D, Sattelberger, Alfred P, Clark, David L, & Watkin, John G. Actinide halide complexes. United States.
Avens, Larry R, Zwick, Bill D, Sattelberger, Alfred P, Clark, David L, and Watkin, John G. 1992. "Actinide halide complexes". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868553.
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abstractNote = {A compound 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 including admixing the actinide metal in an aprotic Lewis base as a coordinating solvent in the presence of a halogen-containing oxidant, are provided.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
month = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992}
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