Synthesis and characterization of a bimetallic americium(iii) pyrithionate coordination complex

Zachary K. Huffman, Joseph M. Sperling, Cory J. Windorff, Brian N. Long, Lucas Cordova, Harry Ramanantoanina, Cristian Celis-Barros, Thomas E. Albrecht-Schönzart

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Abstract

The aqueous reaction of sodium pyrithione, (Na)mpo, with 243AmCl3·nH2O yields a dimerized complex, [243Am(mpo)2(μ-O-mpo)(H2O)]2·3H2O. This compound is compared with isostructural lanthanide pyrithionates, where dimerization across the 4f-block is observed to be dependent upon the size of the cation. Unlike in most reported Am(iii) UV-visible absorption spectra, [243Am(mpo)2(μ-O-mpo)(H2O)]2·3H2O shows significant splitting in the fingerprint excitations. This is attributed to a unique ligand-field environment, where the Am-mpo bonds possess different bonding compared to the Nd(iii) analog because of increasing covalent interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)11791-11794
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume58
Issue number84
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 15 2022
Externally publishedYes

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