Molecular oxides of high-valent actinides
Attila Kovács
Abstract
Abstract The past decade has been very productive in the field of actinide (An) oxides containing high-valent An. Novel gas-phase experimental and an impressive number of theoretical studies have been performed, mostly on pure oxides or oxides extended with other ligands. The review covers the structural properties of molecular An oxides with high (An ≥V ) oxidation states. The presented compounds include the actinide dioxide cations [AnO 2 ] + and [AnO 2 ] 2+ , neutral and ionic AnO x ( x = 3–6), oxides with more than one An atom like neutral dimers, trimers and dimers from cation–cation interactions, as well as large U-oxide clusters observed very recently in the gaseous phase.
Topics & Concepts
ActinideChemistryInorganic chemistryOxidePhase (matter)Ionic bondingAtom (system on chip)Gas phaseIonPhysical chemistryOrganic chemistryComputer scienceEmbedded systemRadioactive element chemistry and processingNuclear Materials and PropertiesNuclear materials and radiation effects