P. Thuery et al., A COMPLEX BETWEEN URANYL TRIFLUOROMETHANESULFONATE HYDRATE AND BENZO-15-CROWN-5, Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 51, 1995, pp. 1300-1302
In triaquadioxobis luoromethanesulfonato)uranium(VI)-benzo-15-crown-5
(1/2), [UO2(CF3SO3)(2)(H2O)(3)].-2C(14)H(20)O(5), the uranyl ion is in
a pentagonal pseudo-planar equatorial environment, consisting of two
O atoms from two trifluoromethanesulfonate (triflate) ions and three f
rom water molecules. The coordination of CF3SO3- is particularly notab
le owing to the poor coordinating character of this ion. Two molecules
of benzo-15-crown-5 are hydrogen bonded to the water molecules (one w
ater molecule bridging) without any direct interaction with the uranyl
moiety.