Inorganic actinides

Structural Chemistry of Inorganic Actinide Compounds S.V. Krivovichev, P.C. Bums I.G. Tananaev (Editors) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 

The purpose of this chapter is to address the role of heavy oxoanions containing a chemically inert, but stereochemically active, lone-pair of electrons on the structures of purely inorganic actinide compounds. This work is not intended to be a comprehensive survey of all compounds that fall into this class, but rather its goal is to highlight key compounds with atypical structures where the influence of the lone-pair of electrons can be ascertained, if only in part. 

The aim of this chapter is to review current results on nanostructured inorganic actinide compounds, i.e. compounds with nanoscale clusters and stmctural units. At present, we discuss only those stmctures that are accessible via X-ray difJraction analysis, i.e. highly ordered assemblies of units with at least dimension on the level of more than 1 nm. 

In total, the book provides an overview of the structural features of more than two thousand actinide compounds and contains about fifteen hundred references. We are well aware that the reviews gathered in this book do not cover all aspects of research concerning the structures of inorganic actinide compounds. However, we hope that it will be useful for those seeking detailed and updated basic research data concerning actinide compounds as well as those who are seeking a clue in the solution of some important practical problems such as immobilization of radionuchdes, utilization of depleted uranium, and safe disposal of nuclear waste. 

S.V. Krivovickev, P.C. Bums, and LG. Tananaev, Eds., Structural Chemistry of Inorganic Actinide Compounds, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2007. 

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