Bonding Changes in Plutonium(III) and Americium(III) Borates

Abstract

A matter of size: A dramatic change occurs between the reactivity of PuIII and AmIII centers in molten boric acid. The resulting complexes display different inner-sphere ligands and different coordination environments (see Pu[B4O6(OH)2Cl] and Am[B9O13(OH)4]⋅H2O in the picture). Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.