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 A......Page 434 B......Page 436 C......Page 437 D......Page 440 E......Page 441 G......Page 443 H......Page 444 I......Page 445 L......Page 446 M......Page 449 N......Page 451 O......Page 452 P......Page 453 R......Page 455 S......Page 457 T......Page 458 U......Page 461 Y......Page 462 Z......Page 463