Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: Pyrrophen ligands are acyclic hexadentate ligands containing salen‐type N donors: two phenolic O donors, two pyrrolic N‐type donors, and two oxo‐carbonyl coordinating units. Uranyl complex derivatives of pyrrophen UO2L1–2a‐c (L1=H); (L2=CH3); (L=2‐pyridinemethanol (a), N‐(2‐pyridinylmethyl) (b), N‐benzyl (c), were synthesized and characterized by x‐ray diffraction (XRD), nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and UV‐vis. Each uranyl‐containing structure was found to crystalize in a hexagonal bipyramidal coordination environment. We observed solid‐state coordination deviations caused by the amide/ester substituent. The inductive effects and structural features were examined, and the effects on the bond lengths of the uranyl coordination and deviations in the ‐yl oxygen bond lengths and angles were studied.
Authors: John Ducilon, Braxton Hawkins, Serhii Vasylevskyi, John D. Gorden, Anne E. V. Gorden
Institutions: Texas Tech University, The University of Texas at Austin
Language: English
Subfield: Inorganic Chemistry
Field: Chemistry
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
Funder: Texas Tech University
OpenAlex ID: W4404364712