Correlations and differences between uranium(VI) arsonates and phosphonates

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Abstract

Three new uranium arsonate compounds, UO 2(C 6H 5) 2As 2O 5(H 2O) (UPhAs-1), UO 2(HO 3AsC 6H 4AsO 3H) (H 2O) ·H 2O (UPhAs-2), and UO 2(HO 3AsC 6H 4NH 2) 2· H 2O (UPhAs-3) have been synthesized under mild hydrothermal conditions. UPhAs-1 is constructed from UO 7 pentagonal bipyramids that are chelated by the pyroarsonate moiety, [PhAs(O 2)OAs(O 2)Ph] 2-, forming chains of layered uranyl polyhedra. Two of the phenylarsonic acids are condensed in situ to form the fused tetrahedra of the pyroarsonate moiety through a metal-mediated, thermally induced condensation process. The structure of UPhAs-2 consists of UO 7 pentagonal bipyramids that are chelated by phenylenediarsonate ligands, forming one-dimensional chains of uranyl polyhedra. UPhAs-3 consists of a rare UO 6 tetragonally distorted octahedron (D 4h) that is on a center of symmetry and linked to two pairs of adjacent 4-aminophenylarsonate ligands. This linear chain structure is networked through hydrogen bonds between the lattice water molecules and the -NH 2 moiety. All three of these compounds fluoresce at room temperature, showing characteristic vibronically coupled charge-transfer based emission.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)12032-12040
Number of pages9
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume51
Issue number21
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 5 2012
Externally publishedYes

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