Inorganic Chemistry
Inorganic Chemistry
5 years ago

Uranium(IV) Chloride Complexes: UCl62– and an Unprecedented U(H2O)4Cl4 Structural Unit

Uranium(IV) Chloride Complexes: UCl62– and an Unprecedented U(H2O)4Cl4 Structural Unit
Monica Vasiliu, Jeffery A. Bertke, Kevin Huang, David A. Dixon, Jennifer N. Wacker, Ryan E. Baumbach, Karah E. Knope
Two novel U(IV) compounds, (HPy)2UCl6 (1) and U(H2O)4Cl4·(HPy·Cl)2 (2), have been isolated from acidic, aqueous solutions. While the structure of 1 is built from well-established UCl62− anionic units, that of 2 contains a neutral U(H2O)4Cl4 complex that is notably absent from previous descriptions of U(IV) aqueous speciation. The synthesis, structure, and optical and magnetic characterization of the phases, as well as a computational investigation into the energetic favorability of UCl62− relative to U(H2O)4Cl4, are reported.

Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01293

DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01293

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