Umbellate distortions of the uranyl coordination environment result in a stable and porous polycatenated framework that can effectively remove cesium from aqueous …

Y Wang, Z Liu, Y Li, Z Bai, W Liu, Y Wang… - Journal of the …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Searching for new chemically durable and radiation-resistant absorbent materials for
actinides and their fission products generated in the nuclear fuel cycle remain highly …

Structural diversity and luminescent properties of coordination complexes obtained from trivalent lanthanide ions with the ligands: tris ((1H-benzo [d] imidazol-2-yl) …

A Cruz-Navarro, D Hernández-Romero… - Coordination Chemistry …, 2021 - Elsevier
Herein we discuss the contribution of the NTB and BBP ligands in the coordination of
trivalent lanthanide ions. There is a very versatile chemistry in these two N-donor ligands …

Biomimetic helical hydrogen bonded organic framework membranes for efficient uranium recovery from seawater

A Maurya, K Marvaniya, P Dobariya, MV Mane… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the uranyl‐imidazole interactions via nitrogen's (N's) of histidine residues in
single helical protein assemblies with open framework geometry that allows through …

A novel imidazole-based tri-nitrogen metal cations probe with better-selectivity in ionic radius and acting as a Zn2+ fluorescence turn-on sensor

J Liu, S Wang, W Li, Y Dong, J Wang, Q Song… - Journal of Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
A novel imidazole-pyridine-imidazole tri-nitrogen tridentate ligand molecule Py2IM was
designed and synthesized to act as a metal cations sensor, with the traditional terpyridyl …

The first case of actinide triple helices: pH-dependent structural evolution and kinetically-controlled transformation of two supramolecular conformational isomers

S An, L Mei, C Wang, C **a, Z Chai… - Chemical Communications, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
The first actinide triple helices, including two supramolecular conformational isomers of
uranium (VI), have been synthesized with the aid of a flexible V-shaped ligand and a rigid …

Perturbation of the O–U–O Angle in Uranyl by Coordination to a 12-Membered Macrocycle

EA Pedrick, JW Schultz, G Wu, LM Mirica… - Inorganic …, 2016 - ACS Publications
Reaction of [UO2Cl2 (THF) 2] 2 (THF= tetrahydrofuran) with 2 equiv of HN4 (HN4= 2, 11-
diaza [3, 3](2, 6) pyridinophane) or MeN4 (MeN4= N, N′-dimethyl-2, 11-diaza [3, 3](2, 6) …

How to bend the uranyl cation via crystal engineering

KP Carter, M Kalaj, A Kerridge, JA Ridenour… - Inorganic …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Bending the linear uranyl (UO22+) cation represents both a significant challenge and
opportunity within the field of actinide hybrid materials. As part of related efforts to engage …

An example of unusual pyridine donor Schiff base uranyl (UO 2 2+) complexes

EE Hardy, KM Wyss, MA Eddy… - Chemical communications, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The pentadentate coordination environment of a 2, 6-bis [1-[(2-hydroxyphenyl) imino] ethyl]
pyridine ligand scaffold was designed to accommodate the larger atomic radius of uranium …

Assessing covalency in equatorial U–N bonds: density based measures of bonding in BTP and isoamethyrin complexes of uranyl

P Di Pietro, A Kerridge - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Calculations performed at the density functional level of theory have been used to
investigate complexes of uranyl with the expanded porphyrin isoamethyrin and the bis …

Coordination of uranyl to the redox-active calix [4] pyrrole ligand

GT Kent, J Murillo, G Wu, S Fortier… - Inorganic Chemistry, 2020 - ACS Publications
Reaction of [Li (THF)] 4 [L](L= Me8-calix [4] pyrrole]) with 0.5 equiv of [UVIO2Cl2 (THF) 2] 2
results in formation of the oxidized calix [4] pyrrole product,[Li (THF)] 2 [LΔ](1), concomitant …