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Maria Montagna1, Yannick Jeanvoine2, Riccardo Spezia2
1Department of Chemistry, University of Rome "La Sapienza" , 00185 Roma, Italy.
Abstract:
By using accurate density functional theory calculations, we have studied the complexes of Th(4+) with dimethyl-sulfoxide (DMSO) and dimethyl-formammide (DMF) molecules. These solvents are prototypes for oxygen-donor organic environments in which the oxygen atom is connected to S and C atom, respectively. Extended structural, energetic, and electronic structure analysis has been performed to provide a complete picture of the physical properties at the basis of the interaction of Th(4+) with the two solvents. By using a cluster grow approach, we have found that, very likely, the first solvation shell contains nine molecules in the case of DMSO, while it contains eight molecules for DMF. The theoretical results shown here are in agreement with experimental data taken from the literature.
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