An entry route into non-aqueous plutonyl coordination chemistry.
The Pu(VI) molecular complex, [PuO(2)Cl(2)(thf)(2)]2, is prepared by addition of a HCl/Et(2)O solution to a suspension of PuO(2)CO(3) in thf, yielding the first example of a precursor suitable for investigation of the non-aqueous chemistry of the plutonyl dioxo cation under inert atmospheric conditions.
Gaunt
Andrew J
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Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA. gaunt@lanl.gov
Reilly
Sean D
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Hayton
Trevor W
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Scott
Brian L
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Neu
Mary P
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