Synthesis and screening of a novel (dppz)-BTPhen ligand for separation of Americium from EuropiumWestwood, J., Harwood, L. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-7380, Afsar, A., Cowell, J., Distler, P. and John, J. (2018) Synthesis and screening of a novel (dppz)-BTPhen ligand for separation of Americium from Europium. Letters in Organic Chemistry, 15 (5). pp. 340-344. ISSN 1570-1786 Full text not archived in this repository. It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.2174/1570178615666171220144058 Abstract/SummaryA novel bis(1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-dppz (dipyridophenazine) BTPhen ligand has been synthesised and screened for its ability to selectively extract Am(III) selectively from Eu(III) from 0.001 M – 2 M HNO3. The ligand showed preferential extraction for Am(III) over Eu(III) as the [HNO3] increased towards 2 M with a reported separation factor (SFAm/Eu) of ~ 225. The synthesis towards the dppz-BTPhen ligand employs a truncated synthetic approach, involving two one-pot reactions.
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