title: Synthesis and structure of a stable pentavalent-uranyl coordination polymer.
abstract: The polymeric complex {[UO2Py5][KI2Py2]}n was isolated by controlled oxidation of uranium tris-iodide in pyridine and structurally characterized using X-ray diffraction. The described synthetic method allows us to isolate a stable derivative of the elusive pentavalent UO2+ species providing a potential starting material for the development of anhydrous UO2+ coordination chemistry.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Reconnaissance Ionique, SCIB, (UMR-E 3 CEA-UJF), Département de Recherche Fondamentale sur la Matière Condensée, CEA-Grenoble, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble, Cedex 09, France.
authors.forename: Louise
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Natrajan
authors.forename: Fabien
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Burdet
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pécaut
authors.forename: Marinella
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mazzanti