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An Americium‐Containing Metal–Organic Framework: A Platform for Studying Transplutonium Elements
Author(s) -
Ridenour J. August,
Surbella Robert G.,
Gelis Artem V.,
Koury Daniel,
Poineau Frederic,
Czerwinski Kenneth R.,
Cahill Christopher L.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201909988
Subject(s) - isostructural , lanthanide , americium , actinide , metal organic framework , crystallinity , luminescence , chemistry , characterization (materials science) , metal , coordination complex , materials science , nanotechnology , nuclear chemistry , crystallography , crystal structure , organic chemistry , ion , optoelectronics , adsorption
Abstract The synthesis, structure, and spectroscopic characterization of the first transplutonium metal–organic framework (MOF) is described. The preparation and structure of Am‐GWMOF‐6, [Am 2 (C 6 H 8 O 4 ) 3 (H 2 O) 2 ][(C 10 H 8 N 2 )], is analogous to that of the isostructural trivalent lanthanide‐only containing material GWMOF‐6. The presented MOF architecture is used as a platform to probe Am 3+ coordination chemistry and guest‐enhanced luminescent emission, whereas the framework itself provides a means to monitor the effects of self‐irradiation upon crystallinity over time. Presented here is a discussion of these properties and the opportunities that MOFs provide in the structural and spectroscopic study of actinides.