Plutonium(IV) complexation by diglycolamide ligands--coordination chemistry insight into TODGA-based actinide separations

Sean D Reilly; Andrew J Gaunt; Brian L Scott; Giuseppe Modolo; Mudassir Iqbal; Willem Verboom; Mark J Sarsfield

doi:10.1039/c2cc34967a

Plutonium(IV) complexation by diglycolamide ligands--coordination chemistry insight into TODGA-based actinide separations

Chem Commun (Camb). 2012 Oct 9;48(78):9732-4. doi: 10.1039/c2cc34967a.

Authors

Sean D Reilly¹, Andrew J Gaunt, Brian L Scott, Giuseppe Modolo, Mudassir Iqbal, Willem Verboom, Mark J Sarsfield

Affiliation

¹ Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.

PMID: 22914808
DOI: 10.1039/c2cc34967a

Abstract

Complexation of Pu(IV) with TMDGA, TEDGA, and TODGA diglycolamide ligands was followed by vis-NIR spectroscopy. A crystal structure determination reveals that TMDGA forms a 1 : 3 homoleptic Pu(IV) complex with the nitrate anions forced into the outer coordination sphere.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

Actinoid Series Elements / chemistry*
Crystallography, X-Ray
Glycolates / chemistry*
Ligands
Models, Molecular
Molecular Structure
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
Plutonium / chemistry*

Substances

Actinoid Series Elements
Glycolates
Ligands
Organometallic Compounds
tetra-n-octyldiglycolamide
Plutonium
glycolamide