Extraction and coordination studies of carbamoyl methyl sulfoxide (CMSO) with uranyl bis(β-diketonates). Synthesis and molecular structure of [{UO2(DBM)2}2C6H5CH2SOCH2CONHC6H5]

The carbamoyl methyl sulfoxide compounds of uranyl bis(β-diketonate) of the types [UO2(DBM)2CMSO] and [{UO2(DBM)2}2CMSO] (where HDBM = C6H5COCH2COC6H5; CMSO = C6H5CH2SOCH2CONHC6H5 or C6H5SOCH2CONiPr2) have been synthesized and characterized by IR and NMR spectroscopic techniques and elemental analysis. Spectral studies show that CMSO acts as a monodentate ligand in [UO2(DBM)2CMSO] compounds and bonds through the sulfoxo oxygen atom to the uranyl group. It acts as a bridging bidentate ligand in [{UO2(DBM)2}2CMSO] compounds and bonds through both the sulfoxo and carbamoyl oxygen atoms to two different uranyl groups. The structure of the compound [{UO2(DBM)2}2C6H5CH2SOCH2CONHC6H5] confirms the bridging bidentate mode of coordination for the CMSO ligand. Extraction studies show an enhancement in solvent extraction for the uranyl ion from nitric acid medium when a mixture of thenoyl trifluoroacetone (HTTA) and CMSO was employed.

Graphical abstractCoordination studies of the carbamoyl methyl sulfoxide (CMSO) ligand with uranyl bis(β-diketonate) show that it acts as a monodentate ligand in 1:1 compounds and a bridging bidentate ligand in 2:1 compounds. An enhancement in the extraction for the uranyl ion from nitric acid medium is observed when a mixture of HTTA and CMSO were employed.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide