Issue 7, 2016

Density functional theory investigations on the binding modes of amidoximes with uranyl ions

Abstract

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been carried out to examine the relative facilities of different coordination modes of aromatic amidoximes (AOs) with UO2(NO3)2. Various η1-, η2- and chelated κ2-coordination modes of the possible neutral AO, tautomerized neutral (TAO, with the hydroxylic hydrogen transferring to the oximic nitrogen atom) and anionic amidoxime (AAO, formed by the deprotonation of AO) were examined. The results indicate that η1-O of the TAO and η1-O/η2-NO of AAO are the most plausible coordination modes. Three types of uranyl complexes, i.e. UO2(NO3)2(TAO)(AAO), UO2(NO3)2(AAO)2 and UO2(EtOH)2(AAO)2 are the predominant binding structures. The good consistency between the calculation results and the experimental observations verifies the proposed conclusions.

Graphical abstract: Density functional theory investigations on the binding modes of amidoximes with uranyl ions

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Nov 2015
Accepted
05 Jan 2016
First published
05 Jan 2016

Dalton Trans., 2016,45, 3120-3129

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Density functional theory investigations on the binding modes of amidoximes with uranyl ions

C. Yang, S. Pei, B. Chen, L. Ye, H. Yu and S. Hu, Dalton Trans., 2016, 45, 3120 DOI: 10.1039/C5DT04645A

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