Published November 1985 | Version v1
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Polarographic electroreduction of some complexes of uranium with macrocyclic polyethers

  • 1. Polytechnical Institute of Bucharest, Romania

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The polarographic behavior of uranium(VI) in aqueous 0.1 N nitric acid medium, in the presence of some polyoxa macrocyclic ligands (15-crown-5, benzo-15-crown-5, 18-crown-6, dicyclohexyl-18-crown-6), at 250C, was investigated. Both in the absence and in the presence of the polyoxa macrocyclic ligands, the reduction of hexavalent uranium in aqueous medium takes place in two steps, each of which involves the transfer of an electron. Under diffusion-controlled conditions, the two steps of the reduction in acid medium proceed reversibly. The results of the polarographic measurements enabled an estimate to be made of the ratio of the stability constants of the complex ions of U(III) and of U(IV) with macrocyclic polyethers. 20 references, 3 figures, 4 tables

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Journal Title
Anal. Lett.
Journal Volume
18
Journal Issue
A18
Series
Anal. Lett.
Journal Page Range
2305-2320
ISSN
0003-2719
CODEN
ANALB