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Optimising BTP ligands by tuning their basicity

  • S. Trumm , G. Wipff , Andreas Geist , Petra J. Panak and Thomas Fanghänel
Published/Copyright: December 16, 2010

Abstract

A novel approach for the optimisation of extractants for the actinide(III)/lanthanide(III) separation is presented. Two BTP ligands are synthesised carrying OMe or Cl moieties on the pyridine ring, thus altering the electronic structure of the aromatic system. The influence of functionalisation on the ligand basicity is determined both spectroscopically and by quantum chemical calculations. Furthermore, we show that both distribution ratios and separation factors for Am(III)/Eu(III) separation increase upon increase of ligand basicity.


* Correspondence address: Karlsruher Institut für Technologie, Institut für Nukleare Entsorgung, PO Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Deutschland,

Published Online: 2010-12-16
Published in Print: 2011-01

© by Oldenbourg Wissenschaftsverlag, Karlsruhe, Germany

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