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Construction and Systematical Symmetric Studies of a Series of Supramolecular Clusters with Binary or Ternary Ammonium Triphenylacetates
Published on: February 15, 2016
Tetrakis(tetramethylammonium) tricarbonatodioxidouranate octahydrate
Wendy A Reed1, Allen G Oliver, Linfeng Rao
1Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA.
Abstract:
The environment of the U atom in the title compound, (C(4)H(12)N)(4)[UO(2)(CO(3))(3)]·8H(2)O, presents a typical hexagonal bipyramidal geometry found in many actinide complexes. It is a model for actinide species and consists of common environmental moieties (carbonate, water and ammonia species). The structure displays a sheet-like hydrogen-bonding network formed from crystallization water molecules and carbonate ligands. The compound is isomorphous with a previously described Np isolog [Grigorev et al. (1997). Radiokhimiya (Russ. Radiochem.), 39, 325-329].
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