A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal

Uranyl(VI) complexes of [O,N,O,N ']-type diaminobis(phenolate) ligands: Syntheses, structures and extraction studies




AuthorsSopo H, Lehtonen A, Sillanpaa R

PublisherPERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD

Publication year2008

Journal:Polyhedron

Journal name in sourcePOLYHEDRON

Journal acronymPOLYHEDRON

Volume27

Issue1

First page 95

Last page104

Number of pages10

ISSN0277-5387

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2007.08.047


Abstract
The syntheses and crystal structures of four new uranyl complexes with [O,N,O,N']-type ligands are described. The reaction between uranyl nitrate hexahydrate and the phenolic ligand [(N,N-bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzyl)-N',N'-dimethylethylenediamine)], H(2)L1 in a 1:2 molar ratio (M to L), yields a uranyl complex with the formula [UO2(HL1)(NO3)]center dot CH3CN (1). In the presence of a base (triethylamine, one mole per ligand mole) with the same molar ratio, the uranyl complex [UO2(HL1)21 (2) is formed. The reaction between uranyl nitrate hexahydrate and the ligand [(NN-bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-di-t-butylbenzyl)-N,N'-dimethylethylenediamine)], H2L2, yields a uranyl complex with the formula [UO2(HL2)(NO3)]center dot 2CH(3)CN (3) and the ligand [N-(2-pyridyimethyl)-N,N-bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzyl)amine], H2L3, in the presence of a base yields a uranyl complex with the formula [UO2(HL3)(2)]center dot 2CH(3)CN (4). The molecular structures of 1-4 were verified by X-ray crystallography. The complexes 1-4 are zwitter ions with a neutral net charge. Compounds 1 and 3 are rare neutral mononuclear [UO2(HLn)(NO3)] complexes with the nitrate bonded in eta(2)-fashion to the uranyl ion. Furthermore, the ability of the ligands H(2)L1-H(2)L4 to extract the uranyl ion from water to dichloromethane, and the selectivity of extraction with ligands H(2)L1, H(3)L5 (N,N-bis(2-hydroxy-3,5-dimethylbenzyl)-3-amino-1-propanol), H(2)L6 center dot HCl (N,N-bis(2-hydroxy-5-tert-butyl-3-methylbenzyl)-1-aminobutane center dot HCl) and H3L7 center dot HCl (NN-bis(2-hydroxy-5-tert-butyl-3-methylbenzyl)-6-amino-1-hexanol center dot HCI) under varied chemical conditions were studied. As a result, the most efficient and selective ligand for uranyl ion extraction proved to be H(3)L7 center dot HCl. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.



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