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Ion-Grabbing Ligand

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To the inorganic chemist "ligands" are molecules that stick to other molecules, in particular to metal ions. The resulting "coordination complex" has properties that are usually very different from the ligand or metal alone. This is a picture of a ligand that grabs metal ions so that they can be removed from radioactive wastes.

This work is supported by NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program award CHE 98-74966 and Research Experiences for Undergraduates award CHE 98-20289 (for undergraduate Eric Werner). For further information about the CAREER and REU programs, visit the NSF Crosscutting Programs web site, http://www.nsf.gov/home/crssprgm/.

Ion-Grabbing Ligand
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Credit: Credit Matthew W. Peters, Eric J. Werner, and Michael J. Scott
Decade of Image: 2000 - 2009

Categories:

CHEMISTRY / Inorganic, Bioinorg, Organometallic

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