Metal complexes and methods of making the same
AssigneeTriad National Security, LLC
InventorsJaqueline Kiplinger, Ross Beattie, Justin Pagano, Karla Erickson
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of metal complexes and methods of making the same. The disclosed method embodiments provide a one-step approach to making metal complexes, such as complexes comprising lanthanide metals, rare earth metals, transition metals, main group metals, and/or actinide metals that can be used various applications, such as in separations technology, catalysis (e.g., catalysts for pharmaceutical synthesis and/or catalysts for biomass conversion), nuclear chemistry, LED phosphors, scintillator materials, magnetic materials, and nuclear fuels.
Claims16
A method, comprising heating a reaction mixture comprising (i) uranium metal, (ii) pyridine, and (iii) Me3Si37Cl to provide a U37Cl3(pyridine)4 product or a U37Cl3product.
A method, comprising heating a reaction mixture comprising (i) an actinide metal that is uranium metal;
- (ii) pyridine;
- and (iii) a mixture of Me3Si35Cl and Me3Si37Cl, to provide (a) an actinide complex product comprising a mixture of U37Cl3(pyridine)4 and U35Cl3(pyridine)4;
- or (b) a product comprising a mixture of U37Cl3 and U35Cl3.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.