title: An entry route into non-aqueous plutonyl coordination chemistry.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Division, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico 87545, USA. gaunt@lanl.gov
authors.forename: Andrew J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Gaunt
authors.forename: Sean D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Reilly
authors.forename: Trevor W
authors.initials: TW
authors.lastname: Hayton
authors.forename: Brian L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Scott
authors.forename: Mary P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Neu