Chronicles of plutonium peroxides: spectroscopic characterization of a new peroxo compound of Pu(iv)

Abstract

Although hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) has been highly used in nuclear chemistry for more than 75 years, the preparation and literature description of tetravalent actinide peroxides remain surprisingly scarce. A new insight is given in this topic through the synthesis and thorough structural characterization of a new peroxo compound of Pu(iv).