The unusual stability of [NpO2Cl4]2-: Synthesis and characterisation of [NpO2(DPPMO2) 2Cl]2[NpO2Cl4] and [Ph 3PNH2]2[NpO2Cl4]

Stéphanie M. Cornet, Michael P. Redmond, David Collison, Clint A. Sharrad, Madeleine Helliwell, John Warren

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    Abstract

    The [NpO2(DPPMO2)2Cl][NpO 2Cl4] complex (where DPPMO2 = bis(diphenylphosphino)-methanedioxide) contains the linear neptunyl group, {NpO2}2+, with two bidentate P=O donor ligands. Coordinating anion Cl- fills the fifth equatorial coordination site yielding a complex of general formula [NpO2(DPPMO2) 2X]2[Y] (1) (where X = Cl- and Y = [NpO 2Cl4]2-. Reaction between our newly prepared neptunium starting material [NpO2Cl2(thf)]n and phosphinimine ligand produced crystals of [Ph3PNH2] 2[NpO2Cl4] (2). Compounds 1 and 2 have been structurally characterised. © 2010 Académie des sciences. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)832-838
    Number of pages6
    JournalAcadémie des Sciences. Comptes Rendus. Chimie
    Volume13
    Issue number6-7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jun 2010

    Keywords

    • Neptunium Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane dioxide Neptunyl tetrachloride Single crystal X-Ray diffraction

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