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- Title
Quantum chemical studies of selective back-extraction of Am(III) from Eu(III) and Cm(III) with two hydrophilic 1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-bis-triazolyl ligands.
- Authors
Huang, Pin-Wen; Wang, Cong-Zhi; Wu, Qun-Yan; Lan, Jian-Hui; Chai, Zhi-Fang; Shi, Wei-Qun
- Abstract
We theoretically investigated the selective back-extraction towards Am(III) over Eu(III) and Cm(III) with two water-soluble 2,9-bis-triazolyl-1,10-phenanthroline derivatives BTrzPhen1 (with two ethanol side chains) and BTrz-Phen2 (with two 1,2-butanediol side chains) by density functional theory (DFT). The molecular geometries and formation reactions of the metal-ligand complexes were modeled by using M(BTrzPhen)(NO3)3 and [M(BTrzPhen)2(NO3)]2+. Am(III) selectivity over Eu(III) and Cm(III) with BTrzPhen2 was successfully reproduced by back-extraction reaction free energy analysis. Moreover, bonding properties between the metal cations and coordinated ligands (model complexes) were studied in terms of Mayer bond order and quantum theory of atoms in molecule (QTAIM). The difference in covalency between An–N and Eu–N bonds were found to be the key factors for Am(III)/Eu(III) separation, while the Am(III) selectivity over Cm(III) of BTrzPhen2 might be attributed to the competition of donor atoms for cation binding preference toward Am(III) and Cm(III).
- Subjects
ATOMS in molecules theory; MOLECULAR shapes; RARE earth metals; DENSITY functional theory
- Publication
Radiochimica Acta, 2020, Vol 108, Issue 7, p517
- ISSN
0033-8230
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1515/ract-2019-3197