Density Functional Theory Studies of UO₂2+ and NpO₂+ Complexes with Carbamoylmethylphosphine Oxide Ligands

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Abstract

The UO(2)(2+) and NpO(2)(+) extraction complexes with n-octyl(phenyl)-N,N-diisobutylmethylcarbamoyl phosphine oxide (CMPO) and diphenyl-N,N-diisobutylcarbamoyl phosphine oxide (Ph(2)CMPO) have been investigated by density functional theory (DFT) in conjunction with relativistic small-core pseudopotentials. For these extraction complexes, especially the complexes of 2:1 (ligand/metal) stoichiometry, UO(2)(2+) and NpO(2)(+) predominantly coordinate with the phosphoric oxygen atoms. The CMPO and Ph(2)CMPO ligands have higher selectivity for UO(2)(2+) over NpO(2)(+), and for all of the extraction complexes, the metal-ligand interactions are mainly ionic. In most cases, the complexes with CMPO and Ph(2)CMPO ligands have comparable metal-ligand binding energies, that is, the substitution of a phenyl ring for the n-octyl group at the phosphoryl group of CMPO has no obvious influence on the extraction of UO(2)(2+) and NpO(2)(+). Moreover, hydration energies might play an important role in the extractability of CMPO and Ph(2)CMPO for these actinyl ions.

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