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Complexation of uranyl ions by N-(sulfoethyl)-iminodiacetic acid: Hydrothermal synthesis, luminescence, and uranyl sequestration

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Reported here is a water-soluble ligand, N-(sulfoethyl)-iminodiacetic acid (H3SEIDA), used for the complexation of uranyl ions. A coordination compound composed of uranyl cation and N-(sulfonatoethyl)-ammoniodiacetate (SEADA2−) zwitterion was synthesized from an acidic aqueous solution. This compound features a 2D undulating fes (4.82) coordination layer that is stacked and linked by hydrogen-bonding interaction to form a 3D supramolecular framework with a 1D larger-cycle channel. Thermal analysis demonstrates the relatively weak bonding between uranyl cation and SEADA2− zwitterion. The monomeric uranyl-based fluorescence emission is red-shifted by about 5 nm compared to that of uranyl nitrate hexahydrate. The hydrothermal synthesis of this uranyl compound was successfully applied to the sequestration of uranyl ions.

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Shu, Y., Ju, Z., Zhang, H. et al. Complexation of uranyl ions by N-(sulfoethyl)-iminodiacetic acid: Hydrothermal synthesis, luminescence, and uranyl sequestration. Sci. China Chem. 58, 845–849 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-014-5243-3

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