2017
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.2759
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Chelation and stabilization of berkelium in oxidation state +IV

Abstract: Berkelium (Bk) has been predicted to be the only transplutonium element able to exhibit both +III and +IV oxidation states in solution, but evidence of a stable oxidized Bk chelate has so far remained elusive. Here we describe the stabilization of the heaviest 4+ ion of the periodic table, under mild aqueous conditions, using a siderophore derivative. The resulting Bk(IV) complex exhibits luminescence via sensitization through an intramolecular antenna effect. This neutral Bk(IV) coordination compound is not s… Show more

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“…248 Cm, t½ = 340,000 yr) that can be produced and purified on the multi-gram scale, (ii) in aqueous solution it is exclusively found in the +III oxidation state and, (iii) trivalent Cm(III) can readily be sensitised by organic ligands in aqueous media. 40,[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] The three metal ions probed in this study, Eu(III), Tb(III), and Cm(III), are very similar in size, as indicated by their respective ionic radii (Fig. 1, r = 0.03 Å), and, from a coordination chemistry perspective, can almost exclusively be differentiated by the nature of their valence electrons.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…248 Cm, t½ = 340,000 yr) that can be produced and purified on the multi-gram scale, (ii) in aqueous solution it is exclusively found in the +III oxidation state and, (iii) trivalent Cm(III) can readily be sensitised by organic ligands in aqueous media. 40,[42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51] The three metal ions probed in this study, Eu(III), Tb(III), and Cm(III), are very similar in size, as indicated by their respective ionic radii (Fig. 1, r = 0.03 Å), and, from a coordination chemistry perspective, can almost exclusively be differentiated by the nature of their valence electrons.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 98%
“…249 Bk β-decays into 249 Cf with a half-life of 330 days, and because of this short half-life relatively little is known about its properties. For example, only in the last two years were single crystal structures of Bk(III) compounds reported and the +IV valence state stabilized in solution [2,3]. Notably, we could not find electron energy loss spectra (EELS), even though both EELS and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) in general have proven useful for analyzing radioactive materials [4].…”
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confidence: 84%
“…Octadentate HOPO-based molecules usually exhibit a high selectivity toward tetravalent metals ions at the expense of the trivalent ions. 12,15 The difference in stability constants between the Th(IV) and Eu(III) complexes is extremely high (Δlog β 110 = 19.9) and highlights the suitability of L 1 for 227 Th complexation. Since single crystals of the Th(IV) complex could not be obtained, structural information on the Th system was gained via extended X-ray absorbance fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy.…”
Section: Based On Previous Reports On the Chelation Of Tetravalent Mementioning
confidence: 99%