Issue 30, 2020

Benchtop access to anhydrous actinide N-donor coordination complexes using ionic liquids

Abstract

By dehydrating actinide salts with an ionic liquid containing a common anion and subsequent reaction with N-heterocyclic ligands, we challenge the concept that actinides prefer O- over N-donors; rather the acidic hydrogen atoms of protic solvents hinder the formation of more elusive f-element N-donor coordination complexes.

Graphical abstract: Benchtop access to anhydrous actinide N-donor coordination complexes using ionic liquids

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
19 Dec 2019
Accepted
10 Mar 2020
First published
10 Mar 2020
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Chem. Commun., 2020,56, 4232-4235

Benchtop access to anhydrous actinide N-donor coordination complexes using ionic liquids

S. P. Kelley, V. Smetana, S. D. Emerson, A. Mudring and R. D. Rogers, Chem. Commun., 2020, 56, 4232 DOI: 10.1039/C9CC09852F

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