Complexes of Uranium(IV) and Thorium(IV) with 1-Hydroxy2-naphthoic Acid and 3-Hydroxy-2-naphthoic Acid

Department of Chemistry, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Manuscript received 13 November 1975: accepted 3 March 1976 Chelates of U(IV) and Th(IV) of the type, U(OAc)2,L2 U(OAc)3L', Th(OAc), L2 and Th(OAc)2L'2 (LH=1-OH-2-naphthoic acid and L'H=3-OH-2-naphthoic acid) have been synthe­sised from uranium and thorium tetraacetates in ethanol. Magnetic susceptibility, IR and electronic spectral data of U(IV) chelates and IR of Th(IV) chelates have been reported