Open-framework sodium uranyl selenate and sodium uranyl sulfate with protonated morpholino-N-acetic acid

Abstract

Abstract The reaction of sodium N-morpholine acetate with selenic and sulfuric acid and uranyl nitrate results in the formation of two novel open-framework compounds, |Na(Hmfa)|[(UO2)2(SeO4)3(H2O)](H2O)2 (NaUSe) and [Na2(SO3OH)(Hmfa)]|(UO2)(SO4)2| (NaUS), respectively. Despite identical synthetic procedures, sulfate structure dramatically differs from selenate compound. Their common feature is an open-framework featuring two-dimensional system of channels occupied by protonated morpholino-N-acetic acid species. Coordination of Na atoms is different. In NaUSe, [(UO2)2 (SeO4)3(H2O)]2− layers are pillared by {Na2O8(H2O)2(Hmfa)2} complexes to form a microporous framework. In NaUS, UO7 and SO4 polyhedra of [(UO2)(SO4)2]2− chains share common oxygen atoms with Na-centered tetrameric complexes providing a three-dimensional integrity of the structure. Both of the compounds are characterized by IR spectroscopy.