X-ray structure determination of two related uranyl phosphate crown ether compounds

Autor: Brian L. Scott, Heather T. Hawkins, Janet A. Danis, Bryan W. Eichhorn, Wolfgang Runde, Barry E. Scheetz
Rok vydání: 2000
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Zdroj: Polyhedron. 19:1551-1557
ISSN: 0277-5387
DOI: 10.1016/s0277-5387(00)00408-3
Popis: Two new uranyl phosphate compounds have been prepared and their structures determined. [UO2(H2PO4)2(H2O)]2·(18-crown-6)·5H2O (1) and UO2(H2PO4)2(H2O)·(18-crown-6)·3H2O (2) contain neutral one-dimensional [UO2(H2PO4)2(H2O)]∞ chains that are nearly identical to those of a previously reported binary phosphate, UO2(H2PO4)2(H2O)·2H2O (3). The new compounds, however, crystallized with either one-half or one 18-crown-6 molecule per uranium atom for 1 and 2, respectively. The seven-coordinate uranium(VI) assumes a pentagonal bipyramidal configuration, which is common for uranyl compounds. Empty 18-crown-6 molecules are hydrogen bonded to the uranyl phosphate chains as well as to lattice water molecules and function as ‘packing-directing’ agents.
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