Remarkable advances in the recent development of porous compounds based upon coordination polymers have paved the way toward functional chemistry having potential applications such as gas storage, separation, and catalysis. From the synthetic point of view, the advantage is a designable framework, which can readily be constructed from building blocks, the so-called bottom-up assembly. Compared ...

recognize +4 and +6 as the main oxidation states for uranium and +4 as the only important oxidation state for thorium; appreciate that coordination numbers of >6 are the norm; be familiar with the main features of the chemistry of the other actinides, and appreciate the transition in chemical behaviour across the series; appreciate the importance of nitrate complexes; recognize the characterist...