Jh. Matonic et al., High-yield synthesis and single-crystal X-ray structure of a plutonium(III) aquo complex: [Pu(H2O)9][CF3SO3](3), INORG CHEM, 40(12), 2001, pp. 2638
The aquo complex of Pu(III) is 9-coordinate with an ideal tricapped trigona
l-prismatic geometry. The cation was crystallized as the triflate salt in q
uantitative yield from dissolution of Pu metal in triflic acid. Structural
comparisons with analogous lanthanide aquo complexes are presented.