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[UF6 ]2- : A Molecular Hexafluorido Actinide(IV) Complex with Compensating Spin and Orbital Magnetic Moments
Kasper S Pedersen1,2, Katie R Meihaus3, Andrei Rogalev4
1Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, UMR 5031, 33600, Pessac, France.
Abstract:
The first structurally characterized hexafluorido complex of a tetravalent actinide ion, the [UF6 ]2- anion, is reported in the (NEt4 )2 [UF6 ]⋅2 H2 O salt (1). The weak magnetic response of 1 results from both UIV spin and orbital contributions, as established by combining X-ray magnetic circular dichroism (XMCD) spectroscopy and bulk magnetization measurements. The spin and orbital moments are virtually identical in magnitude, but opposite in sign, resulting in an almost perfect cancellation, which is corroborated by ab initio calculations. This work constitutes the first experimental demonstration of a seemingly non-magnetic molecular actinide complex carrying sizable spin and orbital magnetic moments.
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