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Chemists isolate uranocenium cation after more than fifty years
Researchers at The University of Manchester and Lancaster University have isolated uranocenium, a positively charged sandwich molecule that provides insight into bonding in heavy elements.
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Researchers from The University of Manchester and Lancaster University have isolated and characterized uranocenium, Phys.org Chemistry and The University of Manchester reported. Uranocenium is the positively charged form, or cation, of uranocene, which is a classic uranium sandwich compound. [1][2]
The discovery was published in the journal Nature Communications, Phys.org Chemistry reported. Scientists had sought to isolate the elusive molecule for more than 50 years. [1][2]
According to Phys.org Chemistry, the team demonstrated that uranocenium is stable. Its behavior challenges existing chemical models regarding how electron sharing holds sandwich shapes together and how chemical bonding operates in heavy actinide elements. [1][2]
In short
- Uranocenium is the positively charged cation form of uranocene.
- Researchers from The University of Manchester and Lancaster University isolated the molecule.
- The finding was published in Nature Communications after more than 50 years of attempts to isolate it.
Sources
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- [1]Elusive uranium 'sandwich' molecule isolated after more than 50 yearsPhys.org Chemistry, 2d ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Elusive uranium ‘sandwich’ cation isolated after more than 50 years, revealing how electron sharing holds its shapeThe University of Manchester, 2d ago
Background
- [3]Thorium on Wikipedia
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