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A new Pu(III) coordination geometry in (C5H5NBr)2[PuCl3(H2O)5]·2Cl·2H2O as obtained via supramolecular assembly in aqueous, high chloride media

  • Robert G. Surbella
  • , Lucas C. Ducati
  • , Kristi L. Pellegrini
  • , Bruce K. McNamara
  • , Jochen Autschbach
  • , Jon M. Schwantes
  • , Christopher L. Cahill
  • George Washington University
  • Universidade de São Paulo
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Abstract

Crystals of a hydrated Pu(iii) chloride, (C5H5NBr)2[PuCl3(H2O)5]·2Cl·2H2O, were grown via slow evaporation from acidic aqueous, high chloride media. X-ray diffraction data reveals the neutral [PuCl3(H2O)5] tecton is assembled via charge assisted hydrogen and halogen bonds donated by 4-bromopyridinium cations and a series of inter-tecton hydrogen bonds.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10816-10819
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume53
Issue number78
DOIs
StatePublished - 2017

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