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  • Title: Theoretical insights into the separation of Am(III)/Eu(III): designing ligands based on a preorganization strategy.
    Author: Lei XP, Wu QY, Wang CZ, Lan JH, Chai ZF, Nie CM, Shi WQ.
    Journal: Dalton Trans; 2022 Nov 08; 51(43):16659-16667. PubMed ID: 36278512.
    Abstract:
    Separation of trivalent actinide (An(III)) and lanthanide (Ln(III)) is a worldwide challenge of nuclear waste treatment. Designing ligands with efficient An(III)/Ln(III) separation performance is still one of the key issues for the disposal of accumulated radioactive waste and the recovery of minor actinides. Recently, N-heterocyclic ligands modified with amide groups have shown excellent An(III)/Ln(III) separation performance. The preorganized structure of the ligands has a great impact on the An(III)/Ln(III) separation performance. We theoretically investigated the extraction behaviors of Am(III) and Eu(III) using phenanthroline (L1 and L2) and bipyridine (L3 and L4) based ligands with a completely or partially preorganized structure. The properties of these ligands and their coordination structures, bonding nature and thermodynamic behaviors with the Am(III) and Eu(III) complexes have been systematically studied in a theoretical fashion. The analyses of the bonding nature suggest that the Am-N bonds possess more covalence than the Eu-N bonds. The thermodynamic results indicate that L2 with a completely preorganized structure has the strongest extraction ability and the best Am(III)/Eu(III) selectivity, while L3 with the most flexible skeleton appears to have the weakest extraction ability and the lowest Am(III)/Eu(III) selectivity. And L1 and L4 have similar performances with regard to Am(III)/Eu(III) selectivity. The results suggest that a certain degree of preorganization of the ligand structure can enhance the extraction ability and Am(III)/Eu(III) selectivity. This work provides valuable information for designing efficient ligands for An(III)/Ln(III) separation by the preorganization strategy.
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