Plutonium Gets a Cage

P Peter C. Burns (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences) A A. Kirstin Sockwell (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN USA) A Amy E. Hixon (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN USA)

Abstract

ABSTRACT Fellhauer et al. report the first plutonyl cage cluster, {Pu60}, marking a major advance in plutonium chemistry (DOI: 10.1002/anov.70018 ). Its unique distorted truncated dodecahedral topology expands the known library of aqueous actinide species and points toward nanoscale control of plutonium through tunable cage structures, counter‐cations, and ligand substitutions.

Article Details

Volume / Issue Vol. 65, Issue 28
Published July 06, 2026
ISSN 1433-7851
Publisher Wiley

Journal Info

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Wiley

ISSN: 1433-7851 Physical Sciences

Authors (3)

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Peter C. Burns

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences

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A. Kirstin Sockwell

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN USA

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Amy E. Hixon

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences University of Notre Dame Notre Dame IN USA