Eight non-molecular phenyl- and methyl-phosphonates and ethylenediphosphonates of thorium and cerium, synthesized by hydrothermal reactions, have layered, pillared-layered and one-dimensional structures containing 7–9 coordinated metal ions.
PuIV borophosphate crystallized from a complex solution in a borosilicate glass vial after one year. The suspected leaching of B from the glass vial could have important implications for the corrosion of vitrified nuclear waste.
Energy–structure–property relationships in uranium metal–organic frameworks offer a deeper understanding of their behaviors, explaining why structure produces function. This understanding becomes crucial for the rational design of such materials with enhanced properties.
.This feature article highlights recent advances in crystallization-based strategies for lanthanide–lanthanide and lanthanide–actinide separations,relevant to rare–earth purification and nuclear fuel reprocessing.
The successful design strategy put reticular chemistry in uranyl phosphonate frameworks, which integrate multifunction to corresponding applications.