The effective separation of trivalent actinides and lanthanides is capable of reducing the
long term radiation hazard associated with used nuclear fuel. This class of separation …

Developing a better understanding of covalency (or orbital mixing) is of fundamental
importance. Covalency occupies a central role in directing chemical and physical properties …

Separation of trivalent actinides An (III) from lanthanides Ln (III) is a worldwide challenge
owing to their very similar chemical behaviors. It is highly desirable to understand the nature …

Characterizing how actinide properties change across the f-element series is critical for
improving predictive capabilities and solving many nuclear problems facing our society …

Comparison of bonding and electronic structural features between trivalent lanthanide (Ln)
and actinide (An) complexes across homologous series' of molecules can provide insights …

A major chemical challenge facing implementation of 225Ac in targeted alpha therapy—an
emerging technology that has potential for treatment of disease—is identifying an 225Ac …

Hybrid donor extractants are a promising class of compounds for the separation of trivalent
actinides and lanthanides. Here, we investigated a series of sterically loaded diphosphonate …

Crystalline coordination complexes of actinides, especially in atypical oxidation states, are
not only fundamentally important for expanding the notably limited knowledge on the …

The synthesis and characterisation is presented of the compounds [An (TrenDMBS){Pn
(SiMe3) 2}] and [An (TrenTIPS){Pn (SiMe3) 2}][TrenDMBS= N (CH2CH2NSiMe2But) 3, An …

Covalency is often considered to be an influential factor in driving An3+ vs. Ln3+ selectivity
invoked by soft donor ligands. This is intensely debated, particularly the extent to which …