Published 2008 | Version v1
Journal article

The relationship of monodentate and bidentate coordinated uranium(VI) sulfate in aqueous solution

  • 1. Forschungszentrum Rossendorf e.V. (FZR) (Germany). Inst. fuer Radiochemistry
  • 2. Argonne National Lab., IL (United States). Chemistry Div.
  • 3. Katholieke Univ. Leuven (Belgium). Dept. of Chemistry

Description

The coordination of U(VI) sulfate complexes has been investigated by uranium LIII-edge EXAFS and HEXS measurements with the aim to distinguish monodentate and bidentate coordinated sulfate in aqueous solution. UV-vis absorption spectroscopy has been used to differentiate the species and to determine the species distribution as a function of the [SO42-]/[UO22+] ratio. A monodentate coordination prevails in solutions with [SO42-]/[UO22+] ratio of 1, where UO2SO4 is the dominant species. Besides the dominating monodentate sulfate a small amount of bidentate sulfate could be observed, indicating that two isomers may exist for UO2SO4. With increasing [SO42-]/[UO22+] ratio the UO2(SO4)22- species becomes the main species. The uranium atom of this species is coordinated by two bidentate sulfate groups. (orig.)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Radiochimica Acta
Journal Volume
96
Journal Issue
9-11
Journal Page Range
p. 607-611
ISSN
0033-8230
CODEN
RAACAP