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The precipitation behaviour of basic plutonium(IV) compounds from dilute nitric acid medium with aliphatic dicarboxylic acids has been investigated. Unlike plutonium(IV) oxalate, which is precipitated in acid medium (1–4M), the higher dicarboxylates precipitate in 0.9–2.5 pH range and their elemental analysis indicate Pu/dicarboxylate ratio of 1∶1. The mode of formation, composition, solubility and thermal degradation behaviour for plutonium(IV) hydroxosuccinate has been studied. The hydroxy group determination by kinetic titration using fluoride complexing revealed that the compound has a Pu:OH ratio of 1∶1 and determination of bridging oxygen group gave a Pu:O ratio of 1∶0.5 suggest its formation as hydroxysuccinate having an oxobridged formula.
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Nagar, M.S., Ruikar, P.B. & Subramanian, M.S. Studies on plutonium(IV) hydroxosuccinate. Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, Articles 99, 109–119 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02060831
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