CX-023451: Synthesis of PuCl3 from Pu2(C2O4)3

Approximately 3 g of plutonium trichloride will be synthesized by reflux heating plutonium(III) oxalate (already available in the Savannah River Na…

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March 19, 2021
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Approximately 3 g of plutonium trichloride will be synthesized by reflux heating plutonium(III) oxalate (already available in the Savannah River National Laboratory inventory) in a molar excess of hexachloropropene (C3Cl6) solvent between 180 - 190 C for 18 hours.