Uranyl ions, {UO2}n+ (n = 1, 2), display trans, strongly covalent, and chemically robust U-O multiple bonds, where 6d, 5f, 6p orbitals play important roles. The synthesis of isoelectronic analogues uranyl has been interest for quite some time, mainly with the purpose unveiling covalence 5f-orbital participation in bonding. Significant advances have occurred last two decades, initially marked by...

The physicochemical characterization of uranium(V1) in seawater is described on the basis of species distribution calculations and experiments using polarography and spectrophotometry in artificial seawater at elevated uranium concentrations. Various dissolved uranium(W) species are identified under different conditions of pH and carbonate concentration. Below pH 4, the hydrated uranyl ion is p...

Complexation of [UO2](2+) with Cl(-), Br(-), and I(-) in N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) was studied by UV-vis absorption spectroscopy and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) to clearly differentiate halide coordination strengths to [UO2](2+). In the Cl(-) system, it was clarified that the Cl(-) coordination to [UO2](2+) in DMF proceeds almost quantitatively. The coordination number of...

The uptake of mannitol, a nonmetabolized hexitol, by Saccharomyces cerevisiae was measured. Various characteristics examined include: effects of temperature on uptake, inhibition of uptake by uranyl nitrate, competition for uptake by glucose, counterflow of mannitol by glucose, and the affinity of mannitol for a carrier system as measured by a Michaelis constant. That energy is required for upt...

In the solid state, salophen-UO2 complexes bearing one, two, or three NO2 groups lack the pronounced ligand curvature that represents a structural hallmark for this class of compounds. A detailed structural study based on single-crystal X-ray crystallography and computational methods, comprising molecular dynamics, gas-phase Hartree Fock, and DFT calculations, was carried out to investigate the...

Uranium trioxide, UO3, has a T-shaped structure with bent uranyl, UO22+, coordinated by an equatorial oxo, O2–. The of cation UO3+ is similar but oxyl, O•–. Neutral and cationic uranium trioxide nitrates were characterized collision induced dissociation (CID), infrared multiple-photon (IRMPD) spectroscopy, density functional theory. CID uranyl nitrate, [UO2(NO3)3]– (complex A1), eliminates NO2 ...