New Route to Amide-Functionalized N-Donor Ligands Enables Improved Selective Solvent Extraction of Trivalent Actinides

Rachel Bulmer, Thomas B. Spencer, Andreas Wilden, Giuseppe Modolo, Trong-Hung Vu, Jean-Pierre Simonin, Frank Lewis*

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Abstract

A new general synthetic route to selective actinide extracting ligands for spent nuclear fuel reprocessing has been established. The amide-functionalized ligands separate Am(III) and Cm(III) from the lanthanides with high selectivities and show rapid rates of metal extraction. The ligands retain the advantages of the analogous unfunctionalized ligands derived from camphorquinone, whilst also negating their main drawback; precipitate formation when in contact with nitric acid. These studies could enable the design of improved solvent extraction processes for closing the nuclear fuel cycle.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10667-10670
Number of pages4
JournalChemical Communications
Volume58
Issue number76
Early online date31 Aug 2022
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 28 Sept 2022

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