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2,6-Bis(5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-1<i>H</i>-pyrazol-3-yl)pyridine as a Ligand for Efficient Actinide(III)/Lanthanide(III) Separation
The N-donor complexing ligand 2,6-bisÂ(5-(2,2-dimethylpropyl)-1<i>H</i>-pyrazol-3-yl)Âpyridine (C5-BPP) was synthesized and screened
as an extracting agent selective for trivalent actinide cations over
lanthanides. C5-BPP extracts AmÂ(III) from up to 1 mol/L HNO<sub>3</sub> with a separation factor over EuÂ(III) of approximately 100. Due
to its good performance as an extracting agent, the complexation of
trivalent actinides and lanthanides with C5-BPP was studied. The solid-state
compounds [LnÂ(C5-BPP)Â(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>(DMF)] (Ln = SmÂ(III),
EuÂ(III)) were synthesized, fully characterized, and compared to the
solution structure of the AmÂ(III) 1:1 complex [AmÂ(C5-BPP)Â(NO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>]. The high stability constant of log β<sub>3</sub> = 14.8 ± 0.4 determined for the CmÂ(III) 1:3 complex is in line
with C5-BPP’s high distribution ratios for AmÂ(III) observed
in extraction experiments