id author title date pages extension mime words sentence flesch summary cache txt pv63fx74c3h Mateusz Dembowski Synthesis, Characterization, and Spectroscopy of Uranyl Peroxides 1904 .txt text/plain 312 9 18 This thesis explores the mechanisms by which uranyl peroxide complexes form, the detailed structural features of pyrophosphate functionalized nanoclusters, the spectroscopic signatures of uranyl peroxide monomers, the effect of pH on the identity of the products formed in the uranium-peroxide-pyrophosphate system, and stability of uranyl peroxide nanoclusters. Results indicate that formation of uranyl peroxide nanoclusters follows a well-defined stepwise mechanism consisting of multiple assembly/disassembly steps showing retention of basic uranyl peroxide building blocks (e.g. [(UO2)4(O2)4], {U4}).Finally, stability of [(UO2)20(O2)27(HPO4)6], {U20P6} nanocluster incorporating peroxide in an unusual ยต:eta2:eta2 bridging mode is studied by combination of Raman, 31P DOSY NMR spectroscopy, small angle X-ray scattering, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. cache/pv63fx74c3h.txt txt/pv63fx74c3h.txt