AbstractThe relationship between extractant stereochemistry and their extraction performance has only poorly been established. In order to address a part of this concern, we investigated the Pu(IV) liquid‐liquid extraction (LLE) by using the N,N‐di‐(2‐ethylhexyl)butyramide (DEHBA), as well as those of its position isomers. DEHBA (ββ‐isomer) and N‐(2‐ethylhexyl)‐N‐(oct‐3‐yl)butyramide (EHOBA or αβ‐isomer) were synthesized as a mixture of stereoisomer or stereoenriched (R,S)‐ and (S,S)‐diastereoisomers, and were all assessed for PuIV LLE. The results showed that both the position and the stereoisomerism of the aliphatic substituents affect PuIV complexation and extraction. We found that Pu extraction is lowered by factor 2 to 4 when the ethyl branching group is closer to the complexing site. UV‐vis spectroscopy showed that this extraction decrease was affected by steric hindrance inducing a deprivation of Pu inner sphere complex. Effect of stereoisomerism is highlighted for branching closer to the complexing site (α‐position). Enantiopure DEHBA stereoisomers provided similar Pu extraction, whereas a slight decrease could be noticed for the more cluttered stereoenriched (αβ)‐isomers, which was also concomitant with a smaller population of inner sphere complex. In contrast, the stereoisomers mixture led to a strong decrease of Pu extraction because of an antagonistic association in the mixed complexes.
摘要 目前,萃取剂立体化学与萃取性能之间的关系尚不十分明确。为了解决这一问题,我们使用N,N-二(2-乙基己基)丁酰胺(DEHBA)及其位置异构体研究了钚(IV)的液-液萃取(LLE)。DEHBA(ββ-异构体)和N-(2-乙基己基)-N-(辛-3-基)丁酰胺(EHOBA或αβ-异构体)被合成为立体异构体或立体富集的(R,S)-和(S,S)-非对映异构体的混合物,并对它们进行了PuIV LLE评估。结果表明,脂肪族取代基的位置和立体异构体都会影响 PuIV 的络合和萃取。我们发现,当乙基支化基团更靠近络合位点时,钚的萃取率会降低 2 到 4 倍。紫外-可见光谱显示,这种萃取率的降低是受立体阻碍的影响,导致钚内球络合物被剥夺。立体异构的影响突出表现在离络合位点(α 位)较近的分支上。对映体纯 DEHBA 立体异构体的钚萃取率相似,而立体异构体较杂乱的 (αβ) 异构体的钚萃取率略有下降,同时内球复合物的数量也较少。相反,立体异构体混合物由于在混合复合物中存在拮抗作用,导致钚萃取率大大降低。