Expansion of a Schiff-base polypyrrolic macrocycle allows the formation of a binuclear uranyl complex with co-linear uranyl ions and a very short oxo-oxo distance.

The uranyl amide [{Li(DME)}(2)Cl][Li(DME)][UO(2)(NC(5)H(10))(3)](2) has been synthesised and structurally characterised. Its stability is attributed to the saturation of the uranyl coordination sphere by "ate" complex formation.

A new tetrathiafulvalene-salphen uranyl complex has been prepared. The system was designed to study the electronic coupling between actinides and a redox active ligand framework. Theoretical and experimental methods--including DFT calculations, single crystal X-ray analysis, cyclic voltammetry, NMR and IR spectroscopies--were used to characterize this new uranyl complex.

Bacteria have a great influence on the migration behaviour of heavy metals in the environment. Lipopolysaccharides form the main part of the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. We investigated the interaction of the uranyl cation (UO2(2+)) with lipopolysaccharide (LPS) from Pseudomonas aeruginosa by using potentiometric titration and time-resolved laser-induced fluorescence spectroscopy (...

The d. c. and a. c. polarography and cyclic voltammetry were applied to the study of uranyl-salicylate and uranyl-phthalate complexes. The study was limited to the pH range <5, because insoluble uranyl-hydroxydes are formed above this pH value. Uranyl-salicylate and -phthalate are irreversibly reduced. The electrode process is preceded by the chemical reaction of the complex with protons. By th...

Density functional theory is employed to investigate uranyl dihydroxide, UO2(OH)2, isomerization reaction energy barriers, including those occurring via proton shuttles. The ground-state structure of a uranyl dihydroxide complex containing a uranyl moiety with a near 90 degrees O=U=O bond angle is reported for the first time. Furthermore, we predict the vibrational spectra of these compounds. S...

The title complex, [Mn(3)(C(11)H(6)O(3))(4)(C(5)H(5)N)(6)(H(2)O)(2)]·2H(2)O·2C(5)H(5)N, is a trinuclear mixed oxidation state complex of symmetry. The three Mn atoms are six-coordinated in the shape of distorted octa-hedra, each coordinated with an O(4)N(2) set of donor atoms, where the ligands exhibit mono- and bidentate modes. However, the coordination of the Mn(II) ion located on the inversi...

The formation of charge-transfer complexation between dibenzo-15-crown-5 (DB15C5) and benzo-12-crown-4 (B12C4) (Donor) and iodine is investigated spectrophotometrically in three chlorinated solvents,chloroform, dichloromethane (DCM) and 1,2-dichloroethane (DCE) solution at 25°C. The change in polarityof the solvent also doesn’t affect the stoichiometry of the complexes. Values of formation cons...