2.2.2-Cryptand complexes of neptunium(<scp>iii</scp>) and plutonium(<scp>iii</scp>)

Abstract

The THF-soluble [An(crypt)(OTf) 2 ][OTf] complexes for An = Np and Pu were synthesized from AnI 3 (THF) 4 starting materials based on pilot studies of the An = U system. 5f 3 U( iii ), 5f 4 Np( iii ), and 5f 5 Pu( iii ) electron configurations are indicated by DFT analysis of their UV-visible-NIR spectra.