Na2(UO2)(BO3): An All-Uranium(V) Borate Synthesized under Mild Hydrothermal Conditions
Author(s) -
Kristen A. Pace,
Vancho Kocevski,
S. Karakalos,
Gregory Morrison,
Theodore M. Besmann,
HansConrad zur Loye
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 233
eISSN - 1520-510X
pISSN - 0020-1669
DOI - 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b00487
Subject(s) - chemistry , orthorhombic crystal system , boron , hydrothermal circulation , uranium , antiferromagnetism , hydrothermal synthesis , crystallography , magnetic susceptibility , crystal structure , hydrothermal reaction , magnetic moment , actinide , inorganic chemistry , condensed matter physics , metallurgy , chemical engineering , organic chemistry , materials science , physics , engineering
The first entirely pentavalent uranium borate, Na 2 (UO 2 )(BO 3 ), was synthesized under mild hydrothermal conditions. The single-crystal structure was solved in the orthorhombic space group Cmcm with a = 10.0472(3) Å, b = 6.5942(2) Å, and c = 6.9569(2) Å. Magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed an antiferromagnetic transition at 12 K and an effective magnetic moment of 2.33 μ B . Density functional theory calculations indicated dynamic stability of the structure above 0 K.
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