Actinide complexes 8-hydroxyquinolines

Chelating extractants such as beta-diketones, tropolones, hydroxyoximes, and 8-hydroxyquinolines (Figure 2.1), have been used extensively for the extraction of actinide ions from moderate to weakly acidic solutions (15-17). Beta-diketones such as acetylacetone (acac), HTTA, benzoyl trifluoroacetone (BTFA), and dibenzoyl-methane (HDBM) have been commonly used for the separation of actinide ions. The extraction mechanism involved formation of the enol form of the beta-diketone prior to complexation and extraction of the metal ion (Figure 2.2). 

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