Ion association with tetra-n-alkylammonium cations stabilizes higher-oxidation-state neptunium dioxocations

Ion association with tetra-n-alkylammonium cations stabilizes higher-oxidation-state neptunium dioxocations

Ion association with tetra-<i>n</i>-alkylammonium cations stabilizes higher-oxidation-state neptunium dioxocations, Published online: 04 January 2019; doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07982-5

The electrochemical behaviour of redox-active metal cations foremost depends on the metal centre's inner-sphere coordination environment. Here the authors show that electrolyte cations unexpectedly stabilize higher-oxidation-state neptunium dioxocations in water through extended-coordination sphere interactions.

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