Covalency-Driven Dimerization of Plutonium(IV) in a Hydroxamate Complex

Mark A. Silver; Samantha K. Cary; Jared T. Stritzinger; T. Gannon Parker; Laurent Maron; Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt

doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00340

Covalency-Driven Dimerization of Plutonium(IV) in a Hydroxamate Complex

Mark A. Silver, Samantha K. Cary, Jared T. Stritzinger, T. Gannon Parker, Laurent Maron, Thomas E. Albrecht-Schmitt

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The reaction of formohydroxamic acid [NH(OH)CHO, FHA] with Pu^III should result in stabilization of the trivalent oxidation state. However, slow oxidation to Pu^IV occurs, which leads to formation of the dimeric plutonium(IV) formohydroxamate complex Pu₂(FHA)₈. In addition to being reductants, hydroxamates are also strong π-donor ligands. Here we show that formation of the Pu₂(FHA)₈ dimer occurs via covalency between the 5f orbitals on plutonium and the π∗ orbitals of FHA^- anions, which gives rise to a broad and intense ligand-to-metal charge-transfer feature. Time-dependent density functional theory calculations corroborate this assignment.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5092-5094
Number of pages	3
Journal	Inorganic Chemistry
Volume	55
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.6b00340
State	Published - Jun 6 2016
Externally published	Yes

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This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Heavy Elements Chemistry Program, under Award DE-FG02-13ER16414. The 242Pu used in this research was supplied by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Science, via the Isotope Program in the Office of Nuclear Physics and was provided to Florida State University via the Isotope Development and Production for Research and Applications Program through the Radiochemical Engineering and Development Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. L.M. is a member of the Institut Universitaire de France. CalMip is acknowledged for a generous grant of computing time. The ANR, Humboldt Foundation, and Chinese Academy of Sciences are also acknowledged for financial support

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