New insights into the acid mediated disproportionation of pentavalent uranyl.
The reaction of benzoic acid with the uranyl(V) complex [(UO(2)Py(5))(KI(2)Py(2))] in pyridine leads to immediate disproportionation with formation of a hexanuclear U(IV) benzoate cluster, a bis-benzoate complex of uranyl(VI) and water.
Mougel
Victor
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Laboratoire de Reconnaissance Ionique et Chimie de Coordination, SCIB, (UMR-E 3 CEA-UJF FRE 3200 CNRS), INAC, CEA-Grenoble, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 09, France.
Biswas
Biplab
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Pécaut
Jacques
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Mazzanti
Marinella
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