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Synthesis and Characterizations of a Plutonium(III) Crown Ether Inclusion Complex.

Kai LiShu-Xian HuQing ZouYugang ZhangHailong ZhangYuan ZhaoTong ZhouZhifang ChaiYa-Xing Wang
Published in: Inorganic chemistry (2021)
We report the synthesis, single-crystal structure, solid-state ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared spectroscopy, and theoretical calculations on the first trivalent plutonium crown ether inclusion complex, [(H3O)(18-crown-6)][Pu(H2O)4(18-crown-6)](ClO4)4·2(H2O) (denoted as PuIII-18C6). Single-crystal X-ray diffraction reveals that PuIII-18C6 crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group of Pccn, which is assembled by independent ionic pairs including [Pu(H2O)4(18-crown-6)]3+, [(H3O)(18-crown-6)]+, and perchlorate anions. The plutonium atom is fully encapsulated within the cavity of the 18-crown-6, generating a distorted bicapped square antiprism geometry. The theoretical evaluation confirms that weak Pu-O dative bond is involved between PuIII ions with 18-crown-6. This work may deepen the understanding of the host-guest interactions between trivalent transuranic and macrocyclic ligands.
Keyphrases
  • solid state
  • crystal structure
  • ionic liquid
  • molecular dynamics
  • magnetic resonance
  • molecular dynamics simulations
  • mass spectrometry