Lanthanide and actinide chemistry and spectroscopy: based on a symposium sponsored by the Division of Inorganic Chemistry at the 178th meeting of the American Chemical Society, Washington, D.C., September 10-13, 1979

Title Page......Page 1
Copyright......Page 2
ACS Symposium Series......Page 3
FOREWORD......Page 4
PREFACE......Page 5
Introduction......Page 6
Synthesis and Chemistry......Page 8
Structural Aspects......Page 21
Conclusions......Page 27
Literature Cited......Page 29
2 Alkyl, Hydride, and Related Bis(trimethylsilyl)amide Derivatives of the 4ƒ- and 5ƒ- Block Metals......Page 33
Trivalent Lanthanide and Actinide Derivatives......Page 34
Divalent Lanthanide Derivatives......Page 38
Tetravalent Actinide Derivatives......Page 39
Literature Cited......Page 45
Summary......Page 47
Historical Background......Page 48
f-Orbital Participation......Page 55
Future Perspective......Page 58
Literature Cited......Page 59
4 Synthesis and Spectroscopy of Novel Mixed-Ligand Organolanthanide Complexes......Page 61
General Reaction Pattern......Page 62
Potential Proton Acids of Special Interest......Page 63
Characterization of Reaction Products......Page 65
Results and Discussion......Page 68
Acknowledgements......Page 79
Literature Cited......Page 80
5 Cyclooctatetraeneactinide(IV) Bis-borohydrides......Page 82
Experimental......Page 89
Literature Cited......Page 91
I. Introduction and Historical Background......Page 93
II. The Variable Temperature 1H NMR of Uranocene and Substituted Uranocenes......Page 103
Ill. Identification of Ring Proton Resonances in Substituted Uranocenes.......Page 123
IV. Factoring the 1H Isotropic Shifts in Alkyluranocenes.......Page 127
V. Summary.......Page 135
Acknowledgement......Page 136
Literature Cited......Page 137
Abstract......Page 141
Introduction......Page 142
Actinide Catecholates......Page 144
Actinide Hydroxamates......Page 151
Actinide Sequestering Agents......Page 157
Summary......Page 161
Literature Cited......Page 164
Abstract......Page 171
Halates......Page 172
Chloroacetates......Page 173
Literature Cited......Page 178
9 Actinides: d-or ƒ-Transition Metals?......Page 180
Metal Preparation Chemistry......Page 181
Properties......Page 184
Electronic Structure.......Page 190
Acknowledgements......Page 193
Literature Cited......Page 194
10 Vapor Pressure and Thermodynamics of Actinide Metals......Page 196
Nature of the Thermodynamic Analysis......Page 197
Experimental Techniques......Page 201
Results and Discussion......Page 202
Thermodynamic Calculations......Page 212
Literature Cited......Page 216
11 Techniques of Microchemistry and Their Applications to Some Transcurium Elements at Berkeley and Oak Ridge......Page 218
Single Ion-Exchange Resin Bead Technique......Page 219
Compound Preparation on the Microscale......Page 220
Metal Preparation on the Microscale......Page 223
Absorption Spectrophotometry on the Microscale......Page 225
Current Attempts to Synthesize and Characterize Bk(II)......Page 232
Literature Cited......Page 234
12 Chemistry of the Heaviest Actinides: Fermium, Mendelevium, Nobelium, and Lawrencium......Page 236
Fermium......Page 238
Mendelevium......Page 241
Nobelium......Page 250
LITERATURE CITED......Page 258
1. Ions at Sites of Non-Vanishing Electric Field......Page 261
2. Inhomogeneous Dielectric and Dynamic Coupling......Page 263
3. Vibronic Contributions......Page 264
4. Crystal Structures......Page 265
5. Distinguishing Mechanisms......Page 266
Literature Cited......Page 267
14 Lanthanide and Actinide Lasers......Page 269
Laser Fundamentals......Page 270
Lasing Media......Page 274
Survey of Lanthanide Ions......Page 279
Survey of Actinide Ions......Page 291
Conclusions......Page 297
Abstract......Page 298
Literature Cited......Page 299
Stereochemistry of dioxo compounds......Page 306
Electronic spectra and structure......Page 309
Literature Cited......Page 323
Abstract......Page 324
Experimental......Page 325
Results and Discussion......Page 326
Literature Cited......Page 340
Appendix......Page 341
17 Optical Properties of Actinide and Lanthanide Ions......Page 342
I. Line Positions......Page 343
II. Line Intensities......Page 351
III. Line Widths and Lifetimes......Page 355
IV. New Directions......Page 357
Literature Cited......Page 358
18 Photochemistry of Uranium Compounds......Page 362
Uranium Hexafluoride......Page 363
Other Uranium Halides......Page 365
Uranium Alkoxides......Page 366
Uranium Borohydride......Page 367
Conclusions......Page 368
Literature Cited......Page 369
19 Multistep Laser Photoionization of the Lanthanides and Actinides......Page 374
Ionization Potentials......Page 375
Energy Levels......Page 393
Lifetimes, Branching Ratios and Transition Probabilities......Page 394
Isotope Shifts and Hyperfine Structure......Page 402
Autoionization......Page 405
Laser Isotope Separation......Page 408
Summary......Page 411
Literature Cited......Page 412
20 Photoelectron Spectra of Actinide Compounds......Page 419
Core Level and Localized Valence States......Page 420
Intensities......Page 422
B. Intermetallic Compounds.......Page 424
Satellite Structure......Page 426
Spin-polarized Photoemission......Page 429
Literature Cited......Page 432
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