Structural properties of selected lanthanide mixed ligand complexes

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Victor L. Schutz, Vicdsp15@yahoo.com1, Kenneth S. Harris, harrisks@tribe.ulm.edu1, Christopher S. Wilson, wilsoncs@tribe.ulm.edu1, James D. Duck, jdanielduck@gmail.com1, Varun Chauhan, Varun_r_chauhan@yahoo.com1, Hunter T. Christy, Christy_h@bellsouth.net1, Cameron M. Strout, cmstroud@hotmail.com1, Mofiyinfolu Sokoya, sokoyam@tribe.ulm.edu1, Jacob A. Myers, jmyer28@lsu.edu2, Brian L. Scott, bscott@lanl.gov3, and Ralph A. Zehnder, zehnder@ulm.edu1. (1) Department of Chemistry, University of Louisiana at Monroe, 700 University Ave., Monroe, LA 71203, (2) Department of Chemistry, Louisiana State University, 232 Choppin Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803, (3) Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545
Various inorganic lanthanide mixed ligand complexes have been prepared from starting materials such as LnCl3•6H2O, and

Ln2(SO4)3•8H2O via hydrothermal syntheses at low temperatures. The goal of this project is to explore the fundamental complex chemistry of these compounds, synthesized at temperatures not exceeding the melting temperature of inert Teflon lined autoclaves at ~220ºC. The syntheses of these complexes and noticeable structural trends within the individual series of lanthanide complexes will be presented. Our future plans are to apply these techniques to preparation and investigation of similar inorganic actinide mixed ligand complexes, which may have important applications in the areas of long term isolation and storage of transuranic waste.

 

Undergraduate Research Poster Session: Inorganic Chemistry
2:00 PM-4:00 PM, Monday, April 7, 2008 Morial Convention Center -- Hall A, Poster

Division of Chemical Education

The 235th ACS National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 6-10, 2008