TY - JOUR A1 - Hennig, C. A1 - Takao, S. A1 - Takao, K. A1 - Weiss, S. A1 - Kraus, Werner A1 - Emmerling, Franziska A1 - Scheinost, A.C. T1 - Structure and stability range of a hexanuclear Th(IV)-glycine complex JF - Dalton transactions N2 - A hexanuclear Th(IV)–glycine complex was observed by Th L3-edge EXAFS measurements in an aqueous solution. Within the stability range of this complex the positively charged hexanuclear species [Th6(µ3-O)4(µ3-OH)4(H2O)6(Gly)6(HGly)6]6+ was preserved in a crystal with the composition [Th6(µ3-O)4(µ3-OH)4(H2O)6(Gly)6(HGly)6]·(NO3)3(ClO4)3(H2O)3. This complex appears as a result of a competing reaction between hydrolysis and ligation by glycine. At a pH value below the stability range of the hexanuclear complex, crystals with the composition [Th(H2O)3(HGly)3]·(ClO4)4H2O were obtained from the solution. Three water molecules in the thorium coordination sphere indicate that this complex occurs prior to the onset of Th(IV) hydrolysis. PY - 2012 DO - https://doi.org/10.1039/c2dt31367g SN - 1477-9226 SN - 1477-9234 SN - 1364-5447 VL - 41 SP - 12818 EP - 12823 PB - RSC CY - Cambridge AN - OPUS4-27265 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -