An automatic variable laser attenuator for IRMPD spectroscopy and analysis of power-dependence in fragmentation spectra

G Berden, M Derksen, KJ Houthuijs, J Martens… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Infrared ion spectroscopy (IRIS) requires reproducibility and standard protocols in order to
be fully appreciated as an analytical tool. An important parameter in IRIS measurements is …

Electronic structure theory to decipher the chemical bonding in actinide systems

JP Dognon - Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The chemical bonding in actinide compounds is usually analysed by inspecting the shape
and the occupation of the orbitals or by calculating bond orders which are based on orbital …

Organolanthanide Complexes Containing Ln–CH3 σ-bonds: Unexpectedly Similar Hydrolysis Rates for Trivalent and Tetravalent Organocerium

Z Shafi, JK Gibson - Inorganic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report the gas-phase preparation, isolation, and reactivity of a series of
organolanthanides featuring the Ln–CH3 bond. The complexes are formed by …

Unusual Actinyl Complexes with a Redox-Active N, S-Donor Ligand

J Su, Y Gong, ER Batista, AF Lucena, L Maria… - Inorganic …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Understanding the fundamental chemistry of soft N, S-donor ligands with actinides across
the series is critical for separation science toward sustainable nuclear energy. This task is …

A Thorium (IV) metallacyclopropyne complex

X Chen, S Wan, Q Wang, Y Gong - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Actinide metallacyclic chemistry has been of interest due to its involvement in various
chemical processes. However, fundamental understanding on the key species, actinide …

Dual-Ligand Strategy for the Preparation of Gas-Phase Uranyl (VI) Benzyne Complexes from Uranyl (VI) Benzoates

Z Xiong, M Yang, X Chen, Y Gong - Inorganic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
The uranyl (VI) benzyne complex (η2-C6H4) UO2Cl–was prepared in the gas phase by
electrospray ionization mass spectrometry coupled with collision-induced dissociation. It …

Mass spectrometric and theoretical study on the formation of uranyl hydride from uranyl carboxylate

Z Xiong, X Chen, Y Gong - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Uranyl hydride in the form of HUO2Cl2− was prepared upon collision-induced dissociation
of (RCO2) UO2Cl2−(R= H, CH3CH2, CH3CH2CH2, CH3CHCH,(CH3) 2CH, C5H9, C6H11 …

Gas-phase synthesis and structure of thorium benzyne complexes

X Chen, Z Xiong, M Yang, Y Gong - Chemical Communications, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The thorium benzyne complex (η2-C6H4) ThCl3− was synthesized in the gas phase through
consecutive decarboxylation and dehydrochlorination from the (C6H5CO2) ThCl4 …

Cleaving off uranyl oxygens through chelation: A mechanistic study in the gas phase

RJ Abergel, WA de Jong, GJP Deblonde… - Inorganic …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Recent efforts to activate the strong uranium–oxygen bonds in the dioxo uranyl cation have
been limited to single oxo-group activation through either uranyl reduction and …

Gas phase reactions of ions derived from anionic uranyl formate and uranyl acetate complexes

E Perez, C Hanley, S Koehler, J Pestok… - Journal of The …, 2016 - ACS Publications
The speciation and reactivity of uranium are topics of sustained interest because of their
importance to the development of nuclear fuel processing methods, and a more complete …