Variable Denticity in Carboxylate Binding to the Uranyl Coordination Complexes

TitleVariable Denticity in Carboxylate Binding to the Uranyl Coordination Complexes
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2010
AuthorsGroenewold GS, de Jong WA, Oomens J, Van Stipdonk MJ
JournalJournal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry
Volume21
Pagination719-727
Date PublishedMay
Type of ArticleProceedings Paper
ISBN Number1044-0305
Accession NumberISI:000276963000006
KeywordsAQUEOUS-SOLUTIONS, COLLISION-INDUCED DISSOCIATION, ELECTROSPRAY-IONIZATION, ENERGY-ADJUSTED PSEUDOPOTENTIALS, GAS-PHASE, INFRARED-SPECTROSCOPY, PARAMETER SETS, RAMAN-SPECTRA, RESONANCE MASS-SPECTROMETRY, vibrational spectroscopy
AbstractTris-carboxylate complexes of uranyl [UO2](2+) with acetate and benzoate were generated using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and then isolated in a Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometer. Wavelength-selective infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) of the tris-acetato uranyl anion resulted in a redox elimination of an acetate radical, which was used to generate an IR spectrum that consisted of six prominent absorption bands. These were interpreted with the aid of density functional theory calculations in terms of symmetric and antisymmetric -CO2 stretches of the monodentate and bidentate acetate, CH3 bending and umbrella vibrations, and a uranyl O-U-O asymmetric stretch. The comparison of the calculated and measured IR spectra indicated that the predominant conformer of the tris-acetate complex contained two acetate ligands bound in a bidentate fashion, while the third acetate was monodentate. In similar fashion, the tris-benzoate uranyl anion was formed and photodissociated by loss of a benzoate radical, enabling measurement of the infrared spectrum that was in close agreement with that calculated for a structure containing one monodentate and two bidentate benzoate ligands. (J Am Soc Mass Spectrom 2010, 21, 719-727) (C) 2010. Published by Elsevier Inc. on behalf of American Society for Mass Spectrometry
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DepartmentGUTHz
Alternate JournalJ. Am. Soc. Mass Spectrom.