Bis(hydroxylamino)triazines: High Selectivity and Hydrolytic Stability of Hydroxylamine-Based Ligands for Uranyl Compared to Vanadium(V) and Iron(III).

The development of ligands with high selectivity and affinity for uranium is critical in the extraction of uranium from human body, radioactive waste, and seawater. A scientific challenge is the improvement of the selectivity of chelators for uranium over other heavy metals, including iron and vanadium. Flat ligands with hard donor atoms that satisfy the geometric and electronic requirements of the UVIO22+ exhibit high selectivity for the uranyl moiety. The bis(hydroxylamino)(triazine) ligand, 2,6-bis[hydroxy(methyl)amino]-4-morpholino-1,3,5-triazine (H2bihyat), a strong binder for hard metal ions (FeIII, TiIV, VV, and MoVI), reacted with [UVIO2(NO3)2(H2O)2]·4H2O in aqueous solution and resulted in the isolation of the complexes [UVIO2(bihyat)(H2O)], [UVIO2(bihyat)2]2-, and {[UVIO2(bihyat)(μ-OH)]}22-. These three species are in equilibrium in aqueous solution, and their abundance varies with the concentration of H2bihyat and the pH. Reaction of H2bihyat with [UVIO2(NO3)2(H2O)2]·4H2O in CH3CN gave the trinuclear complex [UVI3O6(bihyat)2(μ-bihyat)2]2-, which is the major species in organic solvents. The dynamics between the UVIO22+ and the free ligand H2bihyat in aqueous and dimethyl sulfoxide solutions; the metal binding ability of the H2bihyat over pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylic acid (H2dipic) or glutarimidedioxime for UVIO22+, and the selectivity of the H2bihyat to bind UVIO22+ in comparison to VVO43- and FeIII in either UVIO22+/VVO43- or UVIO22+/FeIII solutions were examined by NMR and UV-vis spectroscopies. The results revealed that H2bihyat is a superior ligand for UVIO22+ with high selectivity compared to FeIII and VVO43-, which increases at higher pHs. Thus, this type of ligand might find applications in the extraction of uranium from the sea and its removal from the environment and the human body.

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