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governing <strong>the</strong>ir redox reactions and <strong>the</strong>ir complexing abilities are typically <strong>the</strong> same<br />

regardless <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> solvent used [1].<br />

Three factors are important for actinides and actinyls in nonaqueous solvents: (1)<br />

<strong>the</strong> form<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> neutral c<strong>at</strong>ion–anion pairs is <strong>of</strong>ten dominant due to <strong>the</strong> lower dielectric<br />

constants <strong>of</strong> mostly organic solvents, (2) conditions allow for complex form<strong>at</strong>ion between<br />

actinides and actinyls, and s<strong>of</strong>t Lewis base ligands, such as those bound by nitrogen and<br />

sulfur, unlikely to have formed within an aqueous solution, (3) nonaqueous solvents are<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten useful for stabilizing redox–sensitive actinide and actinyl complexes with oxid<strong>at</strong>ion<br />

st<strong>at</strong>es th<strong>at</strong> tend to be unstable in aqueous solutions.<br />

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