Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.40, No.12, 2638-2639, 2001
High-yield synthesis and single-crystal X-ray structure of a plutonium(III) aquo complex: [Pu(H2O)9][CF3SO3](3)
The aquo complex of Pu(III) is 9-coordinate with an ideal tricapped trigonal-prismatic geometry. The cation was crystallized as the triflate salt in quantitative yield from dissolution of Pu metal in triflic acid. Structural comparisons with analogous lanthanide aquo complexes are presented.