Published March 1990 | Version v1
Journal article

A comparative electrochemical study of thorium(IV) and uranium(IV) acetylacetonates

  • 1. Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique et Appliquee, Faculte des Sciences Mirande, Dijon (France)
  • 2. Laboratoire de Synthese et d'Electrosynthese Organometalliques associe au CNRS (UA 33), Faculte des Sciences, Dijon (France)

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The electrochemical behaviour of the Thorium (IV) and Uranium (IV) acetylacetonates [Th(acac)4] and [U(acac)4] (acac=acetylacetonate ion) has been investigated by cyclic voltammetry in tetrahydrofuran and acetonitrile. The complexes are reduced in two one-electron steps. The first electron uptake leads to the [M111(acac)4]- (M = Th or U) ion, which slowly loses an acetylacetonate ion acac-, with formation of [M111(acac)3]. The second step is more complex and is due to the reduction of [M111(acac)4]- and/or acac-. (author)

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Journal Title
Journal of the Chemical Society (London), Dalton Transactions
Journal Issue
no.3
Series
J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.
ISSN
0300-9246
CODEN
JCDTB