Published June 15, 1984 | Version v1
Journal article

Optical and magnetic properties of uranium borohydride and tetrakismethylborohydride

  • 1. Materials and Molecular Research Division, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720

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The U(BD4)4/Hf(BD4)4 optical spectrum reported by Bernstein and Keiderling has been reanalyzed. All 19 allowed transitions have been identified. The crystal field is approx.2.5 times as strong as that of U4+/ThBr4, but the values of the F/sup k/ and zeta parameters are nearly the same. The magnetic susceptibility of the structurally related molecule U(BH3CH3)4 has been measured from 2--330 K. Using the eigenvectors from the optical analysis, the magnetic data can be fit with an orbital reduction factor k = 0.85. For U(BD4)4/Hf(BD4)4 k = zeta/zetaion = 0.91

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Journal Title
J. Chem. Phys.
Journal Volume
80
Journal Issue
12
Series
J. Chem. Phys.
Journal Page Range
5942-5950
ISSN
0021-9606