ChemInform Abstract: Reaction of Laser‐Ablated Uranium and Thorium Atoms with H2Se: A Rare Example of Selenium Multiple Bonding.

H₂ThSe (I) and H₂USe (II) are obtained by the reaction of laser‐ablated U and Th with a ≈1:1:1 molar mixture of H₂Se, HDSe, and D₂Se under cryogenic conditions (CsI window as substrate, 10 K).     

La－Th－O系催化剂的结构与甲烷氧化偶联催化性能的关系

研究了Ｌａ－Ｔｈ－Ｏ二元氧化物的组成、结构及其对甲烷氧化偶联反应催化性能的影响；用ＸＲＤ、ＩＲ、ＸＰＳ、ＳＥＭ等方法对催化剂进行表征。Ｌａ－Ｔｈ－Ｏ系列催化剂随Ｌａ／Ｔｈ原子比的变化，可生成Ｌａ＿ｘＴｈ＿（１－ｘ）Ｏ＿（２－δ）固溶体。具有萤石结构的Ｌａ＿ｘＴｈ＿（１－ｘ）Ｏ＿（２－δ）是甲烷氢化偶联反应的主要活性相。     

钍(Ⅳ)与水杨醛二胺类双希夫碱配合物的合成与表征

钍（Ⅳ）与水杨醛二胺类双希夫碱配合物的合成与表征毕彩丰，范玉华，张家祥（山东建材学院应用化学系，济南２５００２２）关键词硝酸钍，双希夫碱，配合物过渡及希土金属离子的希夫碱类配合物已有不少报道，但钢系离子社（［Ｖ）的双希大碱类配合物研究未见报道．本文首...     

Synthesis and crystal structure of [Th2(μ-SO4)2(DMSO)12]{[Mo3S7Br5(DMSO)]Br}2·2DMSO·PhCN

Crystallization from a ThBr₄/DMSO/(Et₄N)₂Mo₃S₇Br₆ mixture in benzonitrile gave [Th₂(µ-SO₄)₂×(DMSO)₁₂]{[Mo₃S₇Br₅(DMSO)]Br}₂·2DMSO·PhCN. The complex has an ionic structure. In the [Th₂(µ-SO₄)₂(DMSO)₁₂]⁴⁺ centrosymmetric binuclear cation, the metal atoms are bound by two sulfate bridges and are coordinated by DMSO oxygen atoms, the coordination polyhedron of thorium(IV) being a tricapped trigonal prism (c.n. 9). The [Mo₃S₇Br₅(DMSO)]^–cluster anion and the bromide ion form an ion pair with S_ax...Br^– short contacts, and the DMSO molecule is coordinated to one of the molybdenum atoms via the oxygen atom. The voids of the structure are filled with DMSO and PhCN solvate molecules, the latter being disordered over two positions related by an inversion center.Original Russian Text Copyright © 2004 by M. N. Sokolov, O. A. Gerasko, S. F. Solodovnikov, and V. P. FedinTranslated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 45, No. 3, pp. 516–521, May–June 2004.     

The physics of accelerator driven sub-critical reactors

In recent years, there has been an increasing worldwide interest in accelerator driven systems (ADS) due to their perceived superior safety characteristics and their potential for burning actinides and long-lived fission products. Indian interest in ADS has an additional dimension, which is related to our planned large-scale thorium utilization for future nuclear energy generation. The physics of ADS is quite different from that of critical reactors. As such, physics studies on ADS reactors are necessary for gaining an understanding of these systems. Development of theoretical tools and experimental facilities for studying the physics of ADS reactors constitute important aspect of the ADS development program at BARC. This includes computer codes for burnup studies based on transport theory and Monte Carlo methods, codes for studying the kinetics of ADS and sub-critical facilities driven by 14 MeV neutron generators for ADS experiments and development of sub-criticality measurement methods. The paper discusses the physics issues specific to ADS reactors and presents the status of the reactor physics program and some of the ADS concepts under study.      

Degradation purex-relevanter Trialkylphosphat-Phasen von Uran,Thorium, Cer und Zirkonium

The formation of difficultly soluble dialkylphosphates, which — as it is well known — are also able to accumulate as crud by precipitation of Zr(IV) or Pu(IV) with dibutylphosphate, can offer problems at the recovery of nuclear fuels, during the purification of crystalline trialkylphosphate-complexes with some of the relevant isotopes, such as of U, Th, Ce and Zr. As those reactions can be already observed at ambient temperature and under exclusion of all radiolytic effects, and since explosive alkylnitrate is being formed during those degradations, conclusions are discussed concerning the technical procedure of the purex process to prevent any influences of possible damages to environment during the recovery.     

The initial oxidation of polycrystalline thorium

The initial oxidation of clean, polycrystalline α‐Th from background CO/CO₂ and saturation of the Th surface by O₂ has been examined by angle‐resolved Auger electron spectroscopy (ARAES) and time of flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF‐SIMS). Following dissociative adsorption of very low doses of background CO/CO₂ (<1 L), the carbon surface population was dominant and spontaneously formed thorium carbide. The accompanying oxygen population increased at a rate roughly one‐third that of the carbon, suggesting simultaneous oxygen incorporation into the bulk. To further corroborate the surface kinetics of adsorbed oxygen, O₂ was admitted, following heating and sputter cleaning of the Th; some oxygen atoms continued to diffuse into the bulk until formation of stoichiometric ThO₂ at ～37 L. ARAES measurements showed an oxygen concentration gradient in the near‐surface region confirming rapid oxygen incorporation at low doses; however, once the surface is saturated, virtually no variation in the oxygen intensity is observed. AES and ToF‐SIMS depth profiling revealed complete oxide formation to a depth of 2 nm. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Deciphering the Crystal Structure of a Scarce 1D Polymeric Thorium Peroxo Sulfate

The preparation and structural characterization of an original Th peroxo sulfate dihydrate, crystallizing at room temperature in the form of stable 1D polymeric microfibres is described. A combination of laboratory and synchrotron techniques allowed solution of the structure of the Th(O₂)(SO₄)(H₂O)₂ compound, which crystallizes in a new structure type in the space group Pna2₁ of the orthorhombic crystal system. Particularly, the peroxide ligand coordinates to the Th cations in an unusual μ₃-η²:η²:η² bridging mode, forming an infinite 1D chain decorated with sulfato ligands exhibiting simultaneously monodentate and bidentate coordination modes.