Issue 2, 2007

Multicoordinate ligands for actinide/lanthanide separations

Abstract

In nuclear waste treatment processes there is a need for improved ligands for the separation of actinides (An(III)) and lanthanides (Ln(III)). Several research groups are involved in the design and synthesis of new An(III) ligands and in the confinement of these and existing An(III) ligands onto molecular platforms giving multicoordinate ligands. The preorganization of ligands considerably improves the An(III) extraction properties, which are largely dependent on the solubility and rigidity of the platform. This tutorial review summarizes the most important An(III) ligands with emphasis on the preorganization strategy using (macrocyclic) platforms.

Graphical abstract: Multicoordinate ligands for actinide/lanthanide separations

Article information

Article type
Tutorial Review
Submitted
20 Jul 2006
First published
12 Oct 2006

Chem. Soc. Rev., 2007,36, 367-377

Multicoordinate ligands for actinide/lanthanide separations

H. H. Dam, D. N. Reinhoudt and W. Verboom, Chem. Soc. Rev., 2007, 36, 367 DOI: 10.1039/B603847F

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements