Sa. Kulyukhin et Nb. Mikheev, FORMATION OF MIXED CONDENSED CLUSTERS (PR,AN)I-2 (AN = PA, U, NP, PU)FROM HALIDE MELTS, Radiochemistry, 40(4), 1998, pp. 306-308
The behavior of Pa, U, Np, and Pu in the system LiI-PrI3-PrI2 is studi
ed. In the presence of Pr2+ these actinides are reduced to the oxidati
on state 2+ and cocrystalize with the solid phase of PrI2, formed from
the homogeneous melt LiI-PrI3-PrI2. Actinides with the electronic con
figuration f(n-1) d(1) in divalent state are able to afford mixed cond
ensed iodide clusters (Pr,An)I-2.