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Table 4 Model aqueous Gibbs free energies (without ZPE corrections) and interatomic distances calculated for uranium model complexes with biological ligands. U-X stands for the shortest U to P or C distance in the model.

From: Quantum mechanical calculation of aqueuous uranium complexes: carbonate, phosphate, organic and biomolecular species

Models

Energy

CN

U=O

U-O(P)

U-O(H2)

U-X

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8

1.77

2.33

2.45

3.64

UO2-OrgPO4•27(H2O) bi

-3601.0619

7

1.79

2.42*

2.57

3.18

UO2-OrgPO4•27(H2O)a

      

mono, initial

≈-3600.4331*

7

1.79

2.30

2.53

3.40

UO2-OrgPO4a•27(H2O)

      

bi, final

-3601.0751

8

1.77

2.57

2.61

3.24

UO2-OrgPO4b•27(H2O)

      

mono, initial

≈-3600.8669*

7

1.79

2.30

2.53

3.43

UO2-OrgPO4b•27(H2O)

      

bi, final

-3601.0662

7

1.77

2.47

2.66

3.27

UO2-OrgHPO4•27(H2O)

      

mono

-3601.5378

7

1.77

2.46

2.48

3.83

UO2-GlcNPO4•26(H2O) mono

-3652.6059

7

1.81

2.23

2.51

3.61

UO2-GlcNPO4•26(H2O) bi**

-3652.6170

7

1.80

2.43

2.52

3.18

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8

1.77

2.33

2.45

2.89

UO2-KDO•26(H2O) mono

-3029.6108

6

1.76

2.39

2.34

3.44

UO2-KDO•26(H2O) bi

-3029.6144

7

1.75

2.42

2.51

2.89

UO2-KDO•26(H2O) OS

-3029.6099

7

1.75

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2.47

5.12

  1. * – Gibbs free energies are estimated because no stable energy minimum was determined.
  2. ** – One U-OH2 has deprotonated to form a U-OH and a H3O+ in the solvation sphere.