Speaker
Prof.
Ilja Popovs
(University of Tennessee)
Summary
This work presents a design framework for next-generation chelators that selectively bind f-elements. Polydentate O/N-donor ligands with conformational “locks” reduce entropic costs and tightly control first-sphere coordination, as confirmed by X-ray, UV–Vis, NMR, and DFT analyses. The ligands amplify small coordination differences across the lanthanide series, tracking lanthanide contraction with notable inflection points. The resulting chelators enable faster, more efficient separations for applications from medical-isotope production to spent nuclear-fuel reprocessing.
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Author
Prof.
Ilja Popovs
(University of Tennessee)
