Authors: Mark D Ogden Serguei I Sinkov Mikael Nilson Gregg J Lumetta Robert D Hancock Kenneth L Nash
Publish Date: 2012/12/27
Volume: 42, Issue: 1, Pages: 211-225
Abstract
The complexant 110phenanthroline29dicarboxylic acid PDA is a planar tetradentate ligand that is more preorganized for metal complexation than its unconstrained analogue ethylendiiminodiacetic acid EDDA Furthermore the backbone nitrogen atoms of PDA are aromatic hence are softer than the aliphatic amines of EDDA It has been hypothesized that PDA will selectively bond to trivalent actinides over lanthanides In this report the results of spectrophotometric studies of the complexation of NdIII and AmIII by PDA are reported Because the complexes are moderately stable it was necessary to conduct these titrations using competitive equilibrium methods competitive cation complexing between PDA and diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid and competition between ligand protonation and complex formation Stability constants and ligand protonation constants were determined at 01 mol·L−1 ionic strength and at 05 mol·L−1 ionic strength nitrate media at 21 ± 1 °C The stability constants are lower than those predicted from first principles and speciation calculations indicate that Am3+ selectivity over Nd3+ is less than that exhibited by 110phenanthroline
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