Photoluminescence of Pentavalent Uranyl Amide Complexes

Ortu F, Randall S, Moulding DJ, Woodward AW, Kerridge A, Meyer K, la Pierre HS, Natrajan LS (2021)

Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2021

Journal

Journal of the American Chemical Society American Chemical Society

DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c05184

Abstract

Pentavalent uranyl species are crucial intermediates in transformations that play a key role for the nuclear industry and have recently been demonstrated to persist in reducing biotic and abiotic aqueous environments. However, due to the inherent instability of pentavalent uranyl, little is known about its electronic structure. Herein, we report the synthesis and characterization of a series of monomeric and dimeric, pentavalent uranyl amide complexes. These synthetic efforts enable the acquisition of emission spectra of well-defined pentavalent uranyl complexes using photoluminescence techniques, which establish a unique signature to characterize its electronic structure and, potentially, its role in biological and engineered environments via emission spectroscopy.

Authors with CRIS profile

Karsten Meyer Lehrstuhl für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie Henry Storms la Pierre Lehrstuhl für Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie

Involved external institutions

University of Manchester GB United Kingdom (GB) Lancaster University GB United Kingdom (GB)

How to cite

APA:

Ortu, F., Randall, S., Moulding, D.J., Woodward, A.W., Kerridge, A., Meyer, K.,... Natrajan, L.S. (2021). Photoluminescence of Pentavalent Uranyl Amide Complexes. Journal of the American Chemical Society. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c05184

MLA:

Ortu, Fabrizio, et al. "Photoluminescence of Pentavalent Uranyl Amide Complexes." Journal of the American Chemical Society (2021).

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