title: First- and second- sphere coordination of the uranyl ion by bis[2-(2-hydroxyphenoxy)ethoxy]ethane.
abstract: Uranyl nitrate hexahydrate reacts with bis[2-(2-hydroxyphenoxy)ethoxy]ethane (C(18)H(22)O(6)), denoted LH(2) hereafter, in the presence of triethylamine to give triethylammonium aqua[2,2'-(3,6-dioxaoctane-1,8-diyldioxy)diphenolato-kappa(2)O,O'](nitrato-kappa(2)O,O')dioxouranium(VI), (Et(3)NH)[UO(2)(H(2)O)L(NO(3))], which possesses a symmetry plane. The uranyl ion is coordinated to the two phenoxide O atoms, a nitrate ion and a water molecule (first sphere); the water molecule is itself held in the crown ether chain by hydrogen-bonding interactions, thus ensuring second-sphere coordination by the ligand L.
authors.affiliation: CEA/Saclay, SCM (CNRS URA 331), Bâtiment 125, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. thuery@drecam.cea.fr
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Thuéry
authors.forename: Martine
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nierlich
authors.forename: Bernardo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Masci