Issue 41, 2012

Structure and stability range of a hexanuclear Th(iv)–glycine complex

Abstract

A hexanuclear Th(IV)–glycine complex was observed by Th L3-edge EXAFS measurements in an aqueous solution. Within the stability range of this complex the positively charged hexanuclear species [Th63-O)43-OH)4(H2O)6(Gly)6(HGly)6]6+ was preserved in a crystal with the composition [Th63-O)43-OH)4(H2O)6(Gly)6(HGly)6]·(NO3)3(ClO4)3(H2O)3. This complex appears as a result of a competing reaction between hydrolysis and ligation by glycine. At a pH value below the stability range of the hexanuclear complex, crystals with the composition [Th(H2O)3(HGly)3]·(ClO4)4H2O were obtained from the solution. Three water molecules in the thorium coordination sphere indicate that this complex occurs prior to the onset of Th(IV) hydrolysis.

Graphical abstract: Structure and stability range of a hexanuclear Th(iv)–glycine complex

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
26 Jun 2012
Accepted
31 Aug 2012
First published
03 Sep 2012

Dalton Trans., 2012,41, 12818-12823

Structure and stability range of a hexanuclear Th(IV)–glycine complex

C. Hennig, S. Takao, K. Takao, S. Weiss, W. Kraus, F. Emmerling and A. C. Scheinost, Dalton Trans., 2012, 41, 12818 DOI: 10.1039/C2DT31367G

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