Nature Communications (Aug 2021)

Evidence for ligand- and solvent-induced disproportionation of uranium(IV)

  • Jingzhen Du,
  • Iskander Douair,
  • Erli Lu,
  • John A. Seed,
  • Floriana Tuna,
  • Ashley J. Wooles,
  • Laurent Maron,
  • Stephen T. Liddle

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25151-z
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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Disproportion of uranium(IV) is rare, as it is usually the stable product of uranium(III) or (V) disproportionation. Here, the authors report uranium(IV) disproportionation to uranium(III) and (V) revealing ligand and solvent control over a key thermodynamic property of uranium