Chemistry Eka-Hafnium

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J. John Periodic table of the elements 1 IUPAC names 18 1 2 H 2 13 14 15 16 17 He 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Li Be Since 2016 B C N O F Ne 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Na Mg 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Al Si P S Cl Ar 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe 55 56 57-71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn 87 88 89-103 104 105 106 107 108 Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Lanthanides La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 Actinides Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr Superheavy Elemens - Why Study?

• Test validity of the Extrapolations of the Periodic Table • Determine the Influence of Relativistic Effects on Chemical Properties • Help to Predict the Chemical Properties of the Heavier Elements • Determine Nuclear Properties of the Heaviest Elements Superheavy Elemens - Stability?

island of 114 island of heavy „stability“ nuclides strait

peak of U of insta- peak of Pb bility 82 strait of sea of instability radioactivity

50 peak of Sn Number of protons of Number

20 peak of Ca sea of instability

20 82 126 184 Number of neutrons SHE - produktion Hot fusion – light projectile on heavy target, e.g. 248Cm + 22Na → 266Sg + 4n Compound nucleus, in this case 270Sg, is highly excited and a certain number of neutrons ”evaporates”. Each of these neutrons takes with it some 10 MeV of energy. Cold fusion – medium weight projectile on lighter target, e.g. 208Pb + 50Ti → 257Rf + n In this case is the compound nuclues not so highly excited and only 0-1 neutrons ”evaporate”. Accelerators – Dubna, Darmstadt, Berkeley and RIKEN

Hot fusion with 48Ca ions as projectile allowed to reach the ”island of stability” around Z = 114 and N = 182. (N/Z = 1.6)

Superheavy Elemens – Current Status

Atomic number Name Chemical symbol 104 rutherfordium Rf 105 dubnium Db 106 seaborgium Sg 107 bohrium Bh 108 hassium Hs 109 meitnerium Mt 110 darmstadtium Ds 111 roentgenium Rg 112 copernicium Cn 113 Nihonium Nh 114 flerovium Fl 115 Moscovium Mc 116 livermorium Lv 117 Tenessine Ts 118 Oganesson Og 104 – Rutherfordium (Rf)

1964: Dubna (Russia), Flerov et al. 242 22 260 SF, 0.3 s Pu( Ne,4n) 104     Kurchatovium (Ku) s  0.2 nb 1 at/5 hr

1969: Berkeley (USA), Ghiorso et al. a 249Cf(12,13C,4n)257,259104  Rutherfordium (Rf)

257 257 Final determination of Z for 104 – coicidence of KX of No with a from 104 Today: A = 253-262 261 248 18 104 T1/2 = 1.1 min a Cm( O,5n)

Chemistry Eka-hafnium. Dubna – volatile chloride (Zvára et al., 1966) (?) Berkeley & Oak Ridge (Silva, 1970): Dowex 50 + a-HiB – behaves like IV, NOT III study performed with 100 atoms of 261Rf SHE – Rf: Target System 104Rf 104 - zařízení 105 – Dubnium (Db)

1968: Dubna (Russia), Flerov et al. 243 22 261 a , 0,1  0.3 s 257 Am( Ne,4n) 105      Lr Ea = 9.4 MeV 243 22 260 a , 0.01 s 256 Am( Ne,5n) 105    Lr Ea = 9.7 MeV  Nielsbohrium (Ns)

1970: Berkeley (USA), Ghiorso et al. 249 15 260 a , 1.6 s 256 Cf( N,5n) 105     Lr  “Proof“ – coincidence 105 - Lr  Hahnium (Ha)

260 Final determination of Z (1977) – coincidence of LX of Lr with a from 105 Today: A = 255-262 262 249 18 Db T1/2 = 34 s 78 % SF, 22 % a Bk( O,5n)

Chemistry Dubna – gas chromatography T  <50; 350> °C

Volatilily of chlorides: HfCl4 < DbClx < NbCl5  Eka-tantalum (Zvára et al., 1970-75) 105 - zařízení 106 – Seaborgium (Sg)

Forecast: Eka-tungsten 1974: Berkeley (USA), Ghiorso et al. 249 18 263 a , 0.9 s Cf( O,4n) 106   Ea = 9.06 MeV “Proof“ – correlation of decays 263106  259Rf  255No

1974: Dubna (Russia), Oganesyan et al. 207,208 54 259 SF, ? ms Pb( Cr,2-3n) 106      a SF (probably 260106  256Rf    )

Today: A = 259-263 263 249 18 Sg T1/2 = 0.9 s a Cf( O,4n)

Chemistry Theoretical forecast: like W or Mo, more complexes Experimental: Atom – at – a - time chemistry  member of group 6 of the PTE 104-106 – Chemie 1 104-106 – Chemie 2 104-106 – Chemie 3 Aqueous chemistry with Transactinides 104-106 – Chemie 4 104-106 – Chemie 5 104-106 – Chemie 6 104-106 – Chemie 7 104-106 – Chemie 8 Rf 104-106 – Chemie 9 104-106 – Chemie 10 Db 104-106 – Chemie 11 TiOA = tri-iso-octyl amine104 -106 – Chemie 12 Diluent: toluene 104-106 – Chemie 13 Sg 104-106 – Chemie 14 104-106 – Chemie 15 SHE homologues synthesis and gas-jet transport at U-120M accelerator in Řež Experimental set-up – Řež Target chamber at cyclotrone U-120 Cyclotron beam: 100-500 nA 3He2+ @ 47 MeV

Target holder

Faraday cup at the beam stop

Gas jet Experimental set-up – Řež

Target activity check

Removing the catcher foil Experimental set-up – Řež Aerosol: KCl cluster source – oven 620-680°C Gas jet: He at 2 bar, 0.5 - 4 L/min Catcher filters Pressure and gas Oven with KCl flow control

Temperature control 107 – Bohrium (Bh)

Forecast: Eka-rhenium 1976: Dubna (Russia), Oganesyan et al. 209 54 261 20 % SF, 2 ms; 80 % a 257 SF, 5 s Bi( Cr,2n) 107          Db  

1981: GSI Darmstadt (Germany), Münzenberg, Armbruster et al. 209 54 262 a , 4.7 ms 258 a 254 a 250 Bi( Cr,n) 107      Db  Lr    Fm Position-sensitive SSB detectors – implantation Proof: Whole decay chain in one pixel

6 atoms prepared 107 - zařízení Gas Phase Chemistry with Transactinides

Gas Phase Chemistry Community: Isothermal Chromatography:

Gas flow

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Yield [%] Yield Temperature [ Temperature Column length [cm] high Temperature [°C] low OLGA a device to measure retention temperatures of volatile species GasGas ChromatographyChromatography:: OLGAOLGA IIIIII Recluster Aerosol Gas-jet (Ar/CsCl) Reactive gas

Cl2/SOCl2/O2

He/C-Aerosol Gas-jet

Reaction oven Quartz column 1000°C Recluster unit Quartz wool plug Working Hypothesis

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 H He Li Be B C N O F Ne Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe Cs Ba La* Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn Fr Ra Ac** Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og

Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu * ** Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr Working Hypothesis

Single atoms require simple stable molecules suitable for gas phase investigations

Element Compound Method/surface Bond Character

Rf RfOX2, RfX4 TC,IC / quartz Chemisorption Db DbOX3, DbX5 TC,IC / quartz Chemisorption Sg SgO2X2 TC,IC / quartz Chemisorption Bh BhO3X, BhO3OH IC / quartz Chemisorption Hs HsO4 TC / quartz Chemisorption/Physisorption

X = halogen

Model experiments  single atoms of lighter homologues “Microscopic-Macroscopic” Approach of Gas Phase Chemistry

Adsorption of single atoms / molecules

DHads

H ? D subl -DH0(s) -DH0(g)

Stability of macroscopic phases “Microscopic-Macroscopic” Approach of Gas Phase Chemistry 300

quartz surface SrCl2 B CaCl 250 2 TbCl 3 BaCl2 AgCl ThCl4 LaCl 200 RbCl LuCl3 3 YbCl3 DbOCl ScCl3 3 PdCl YCl3 InCl3 2 SgO2Cl2 NiCl2 / kJ/mol 150 ScCl AuCl3ZnCl2 3 CoCl ads ZrCl4 2 o HfCl 4 CdCl CsCl H HgCl2BiCl 2 D 3 FeCl PbCl - 100 3 2 SbCl3 NbOCl3 TaOCl3 WO Cl 50 MoO Cl 2 2 TeCl4 2 2 A. Türler et al. 1999 RfCl4 R. Eichler et al. 2000 BhO3Cl 0 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 o DH subl / kJ/mol

Eichler, B. et al.: J. Phys. Chem. A 103(46), 9296 (1999). o o   - ΔH ad s   21.5  5.2   0.600  0.025 ΔH su b l “Microscopic-Macroscopic” Approach of Gas Phase Chemistry

500 M oO 2 Cquartz surface 400 IrO 2 R uO M oO 2 3 WO3 300 C rO 3

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H H M oO 2 4 TcO

D H C rO 3

- 2 4 R eO H 2IrO 4 3 100 HsO4 R uO 4 R uO IrO 3 3

O sO H R eO C. E. Düllmann et al. (2002). 0 4 4 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 o DH subl / kJ/m ol R. Eichler et al. Radiochim. Acta 87, 151 (1999). o o   - ΔH ad s   6.27  7.78   0.680  0.028 ΔH su b l Results

o -DH (s) 298 W Sg 800 o Mo -D H (g) f 298

600

Bh MO2Cl2(s)

Re MO Cl (g) Tc 2 2 400 MO3Cl(s) Hs MO3Cl(g) Ru? Os MO4(s) MO (g) 200 4 600 650 700 750 800 850 900 950 1000 1050 o DH (M ) 298 (g) 108 – Hassium (Hs)

Official discovery First synthesized in 1984 by a German108 research team led by Peter Armbruster and Gottfried Münzenberg at the Gesellschaft für Schwerionenforschung in Darmstadt.

208 58 265 α, 1.8 ms Pb ( Fe,n) Hs       decay chain

3 atoms detected in this experiment. IUPAC/IUPAP recognised the GSI as official discoverers in their 1992.

Naming Historically known as eka-osmium. The name hassium proposed by the German discoverers in 1992, derived from the Latin name for the German state of Hessen where the institute is located (Latin: hassia German: Hessen). In 1994, IUPAC recommended that element 108 be named hahnium (Hn). After protests from the German discoverers, the name hassium (Hs) was adopted internationally in 1997.

Chemistry

Forecasted to form very volatile HsO4 gaseous at a single-molecule level at ambient pressure and temperature (like OsO4. Verified in gas chromatography experiments Observed 269Hs a-decay chains 277112 a1 277 11.45 MeV (in comparison with 112) 280 ms 273 Hs-chemistry Hs-chemistry 110 a 13.5.2001 10:02 12.5.2001 09:55 2 11.08 MeV 110 ms 269Hs 269Hs 269Hs

a1 a1 a 8.88 MeV 9.18 MeV 3 9.23 MeV 19.7 s SHIP 265Sg 265Sg 265Sg a a a 9.2.1996 22:37 2 8.90 MeV 2 8.69 MeV 4 4.60 MeV (escape) 17.1 s 4.4 s 7.4 s 261Rf 261Rf 261Rf a a a 261 Rf 3 8.50 MeV 3 8.50 MeV 5 8.52 MeV 78 s a 8.28 0.85 s 2.4 s 4.7 s ! sf < 10 % 257No 257No a a6 4 8.21 MeV 8.34 MeV For Hs: C.E. Düllmann et al., 2002 55.6 s 15.0 s and A. Türler et al., 2003 In-Situ Volatilization and On-line detection108 – Chemie apparatus 2 IVO 26Mg Beam 248Cm N (liq.) 2 Target Oven Teflon Gradient Cooling (Tmax=900 °C) Capillary Oven Recoil Chamber (Ti)

2x 36 He + O2 Quartz Wool PIN-Diodes Depositon of Quartz Column -20 °C volatile HsO Al Foil Beam 4 l=300mm Ø =2 mm (5 mm) Stop i (Graphite) -180 °C 0 40 cm Thermochromatography

of OsO4 and HsO4 100 108 – Chemie 3 0 -43±5 °C 90 Hs (7 atoms) -20

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30 -140 Temperatur Relative Relative 20 -160 10 -180 0 -200 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Detector Number SHE – Chemistry summary Methods: • Thermochromatography - OLGA at PSI • HPLC – ARCA at GSI • Liquid-liquid extraction – SISAK at Chalmers. Results: • Rf is a homologue of Zr and Hf (closer to Hf than Zr). • Db behaves more like Nb than Ta. Similarity with pseudohomologue Pa. • Sg resembles Mo, W and pseudohomologue U. Chemistry based on 2 atoms, difficults to draw final conclusions. The last element studied by aqueous chemistry. • Bh studied only by thermochromatography –homologue of Tc and Re. • Hs forms tetraoxide like Ru and Os. May also form hassate similar to rutenate or osmiate. • Studies of Cn on the go. 109 – Meitnerium (Mt)

Official discovery First synthesized on August 29, 1982109 by a German team led by Peter Armbruster and Gottfried Münzenberg at the GSF Darmstadt.

209 58 266 α, 3.5 ms Bi ( Fe,n) Mt       decay chain

1 atom detected (!) in this experiment.

Naming Historically known as eka-iridium. The name meitnerium (Mt) was suggested in honor of the Austrian physicist Lise Meitner. In 1997, the name adopted by IUPAC.

Chemistry Sufficiently stable isotope is not known at this time which would allow to study chemical properties. By analogy with the lighter members of group 9 meitnerium should:

- form a hexafluoride, MtF6, more stable than iridium(VI) fluoride - show a dioxide, MtO2, if eka-iridium reactivity is shown - form MtCl3, MtBr3 and MtI3 in an analogous manner to iridium. 109 – Meitnerium (Mt)

Most109 stable isotope- 2 s iso half-life DM DE (MeV) 278Mt 7.6 s α 9.6 276Mt 0.72 s α 9.71 275Mt 9.7 ms α 10.33 274Mt 0.44 s α 9.76 270mMt ? 1.1 s α 270gMt 5 ms α 10.03 268Mt 42 ms α 10.26,10.10 266Mt 1.7 ms α 11.00

110 – Darmstadtium (Ds)

Official discovery First synthesized on November 9, 1994110 by a German team led by P. Armbruster and G. Münzenberg (+Šáro, Janík) at the GSF Darmstadt.

208 62 269 α, 170 160 ms Pb ( Ni,n) Ds     60    decay chain 208 64 271 α, 1.1 0.6 ms Pb ( Ni,n) Ds     -0.3    decay chain

4 or 3 atoms of 269Ds or 271Ds detected, respectively in these experiments. IUPAC/IUPAP recognised the GSI as official discoverers in 2001.

Naming The team at GSI considered the names Darmstadtium (Ds) and Wixhausium (Wi). They decided on the former and named the element after the city near the place of its discovery, Darmstadt and not the suburb Wixhausen itself. The new name was officially recommended by IUPAC on August 16, 2003.

110 – Darmstadtium (Ds)

Chemistry Sufficiently stable isotope is not110 known at - this 2 time which would allow to study chemical properties. By analogy with the lighter members of group 10 Ds is

expected to form a stable hexafluoride, DsF6, in addition to DsF5 and DsF4. Halogenation should result in the formation of tetrahalides, DsCl4, DsBr4, and DsI4. It can be expected to have notable hardness and catalytic properties

Most stable isotopes iso half-life DM DE (MeV) 94% SF 281aDs 11 s 6% α 8.67 281bDs ? 3.7 m α 8.77 10% α 9.70 279Ds 0.20 s 90% SF 277Ds 5.7 ms α 10.57 273Ds 170 ms α 11.14 271mDs 69 ms α 10.71 271gDs 1.63 ms α 10.74,10.69 270mDs 6 ms α 12.15,11.15,10.95 270gDs 0.10 ms α 11.03 269Ds 0.17 ms α 11.11 267Ds ? 4 µs

111 – Roentgenium (Rg)

Official discovery First synthesized on December 8, 1994111 by a German team led by Sigurd Hofmann at the GSF Darmstadt.

209 64 272 α, 1.1 0.6 ms Bi ( Ni,n) Rg    -0.3    decay chain

3 atoms of 272Rg detected in this experiment. IUPAC/IUPAP recognised the GSI as official discoverers in 2003 after preparation of 3 more atoms in 2002.

Naming The name roentgenium (Rg) was proposed by the GSI team in honor of the German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen, and was accepted as a permanent name on November 1, 2004

111 – Roentgenium (Rg)

Chemistry The heavier members of this group111 are well - known2 for their lack of reactivity or noble character. Silver and gold are both inert to oxygen, but are attacked by the halogens. In addition, silver is attacked by sulfur and hydrogen sulfide, highlighting its higher reactivity compared to gold. Roentgenium is expected to be even more noble than gold and can be expected to be inert to oxygen and halogens. The most- likely reaction is with fluorine to form a trifluoride, RgF3.

Most stable isotopes iso half-life DM DE (MeV) 282Rg 0.5 s α 9.00 281Rg 26 s SF 280Rg 3.6 s α 9.75 279Rg 170 ms α 10.37 278Rg 4.2 ms α 10.69 274Rg 15 ms α 11.23 272Rg 1.6 ms α 11.02,10.82

112 – Copernicium (Cn)

Official discovery First synthesized on February 9, 1996112 by a German team led by Sigurd Hofmann, Victor Ninov et al. at the GSF Darmstadt.

208 70 277 α, 0.7 ms Pb ( Zn,n) Cn       decay chain

1 atom of 277Cn detected in this experiment, another atom synthesised in 2000. Confirmed inJapan (RIKEN) in 2004. IUPAC/IUPAP recognised the GSI as official discoverers in May 2009 after GSF confirmed data for 269Hs and 261Rf..

Naming The name copernicium was proposed by the GSI team with the element symbol Cp, after Nicolaus Copernicus. However, it was pointed out that the symbol Cp was previously associated with the name cassiopeium (cassiopium), now known as lutetium (Lu). For this reason, the IUPAC disallowed the use of Cp, prompting the GSI team to put forward the symbol Cn as an alternative. On 19 February 2010, the 537th anniversary of Copernicus' birth, IUPAC officially accepted the proposed name and symbol 112 – Copernicium (Cn)

Chemistry - predictions Last member of the 6d series of transition112 metals - 2 and the heaviest group 12 element, below zinc, cadmium and mercury. It is predicted to differ significantly from lighter group 12 elements. Due to stabilization of 7s electronic orbitals and destabilization of 6d ones caused by relativistic effects, Cn2+ is likely to have [Rn]5f146d87s2 electronic configuration, breaking 6d orbitals before 7s one, unlike its homologues. In water solutions, copernicium is likely to form +2 and +4 oxidation states, with the latter one being more stable. List of copernicium isotopes Isotope Half-life Decay mode Discovery year Reaction 277Cn 0.69 ms α 1996 208Pb(70Zn,n) 278Cn 10? ms α, SF ? — 279Cn 0.2? ms α, SF ? — 280Cn 0.5? ms α, SF ? — 281Cn 97 ms α 2010 285Fl(—,α) 282Cn 0.8 ms SF 2004 238U(48Ca,4n) 283bCn ? 5 min ? α 1998 238U(48Ca,3n) 283Cn 4 s α, SF 2002 238U(48Ca,3n) 284Cn 97 ms SF 2002 288Fl(—,α) 285bCn ? 8.9 min ? α 1999 289Fl(—,α) 285Cn 29 s α 1999 289Fl(—,α)

Extrapolations Relativistic

B. Eichler, K.S. Pitzer, V. Pershina et al., Kernenergie 10, 307 (1976 ) J. Chem. Phys. Chem. Phys. Lett., B. Eichler, 63, 1032 (1975) 365, 176 (2002) PSI Report 03-01, Villigen (2000)

Noble gas like Volatile metal Copernicium and Flerovium Production Reported at FLNR: 291Lv Oganessian et al. 2004 6.3 ms 10.7 MeV

287Fl 288Fl 289Fl 242Pu (48Ca, 3n) 287Fl 0.51 s 0.8 s 2.4 s 244Pu (48Ca, 4-3n) 288-289114 10.02 MeV 9.95 MeV 9.82 MeV

283Cn 284Cn 285Cn 238 48 283 U ( Ca, 3n) Cn 4 s 0.101 s 30s

9.54 MeV SF 9.15 MeV

279Ds 281Ds 0.18 s 9.6 s

SF(>90%) SF

Oganessian, Yu. Ts. Phys. Rev. C (2004) Experimental Setup @ FLNR workshop @ Uni Bern Electronics @ PSI 48 Ca Getter Pump Buffer

Recoil- Aerosol filter chamber + getter 1

Sicapent® Drying- Gas flow unit made by ITE (Poland) liq. N2 T=35°C 112 (a)

COLD Hg (a) Rn (a) workshop @ PSI LMN @ PSI Results Dubna 2006/7 291Lv 6.3 ms 10.7 MeV 2006 2007 287Fl 287Fl 287Fl 287Fl 287Fl 0.51 s 10.02 MeV

283Cn 283Cn 283Cn 283Cn 283Cn 4 s 283 287 291 First independent9.37 MeV 9.48 confirmationMeV 9.52 MeV 9.52of MeV Cn9.54, MeVFl , and Lv!

279Ds 279Ds 279Ds 279Ds 279Ds t: 0.592 s t: 0.536 s t: 0.072 s t: 0.088 s 0.18 s SF SF SF SF SF(>90%) Reported at FLNR: 108+123 MeV 127+105 MeV 94+51 MeV 112+x MeV 205 MeV Oganessian et al. 2004

R. Eichler et al 2006 Experiment Results Simulation

50 50 30 50 185Hg gold ice gold ice 40 0 0 219Rn (-24°C) 20 30 -50 -50

283 20 -100 112 -100 10 10 -150 -150

0 -200 0 -200 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 50 30 185 50 Hg gold ice 50 40 gold ice 0 219Rn 0 30 20 -50 283 112 -50 20 -100 (-5°C) 10 -100 10

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0 -200 0 -200 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 Detector # Detector # Results Cn adsorption on Au

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0 B. Eichler 1985 Cu Ag Au Pd Ni B. Eichler 2003 V. Pershina et al. 2006 metal R. Eichler et al. 2002 R. Eichler et al. 2002 Results Dubna 2007 Target: 242Pu 244Pu 287Fl 288Fl 288Fl

10.04 MeV 9.95 MeV 9.81 MeV Reported at DGFRS: 283 284 284 Cn Cn Cn Oganessian et al. 2004 t: 10.93 s t: 0.109 s t: 0.104 s 287Fl 288Fl 9.53 MeV SF SF 0.5 s 61+xx MeV 108+xx MeV 0.8 s

10.02 MeV 9.95 MeV 279Ds

t: 0.242 s 283 284 SF Cn Cn 114+103 MeV 4.4 s t: 0.101 s 9.53 MeV SF

279Ds Tdep(Au)~ -84°C t: 0.210 s SF Results Dubna 2007

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0 Cu Ag Au Pd Ni metal 113 – Nihonium (Nh)

Official discovery First detected in August 2003 as a decay113 product of Moscovium (Mc) by joint Dubna and LLNL teams lead by S. Dmitriev.

α, 243Am (48Ca,3-4n) 288,287Mc  284,283Nh    decay chain

First synthesized (1 atom) on July 23, 2004 by a Japanese team at RIKEN lead by Morita.

α, 209Bi (70Zn,n) 279Nh    decay chain

Naming The element with atomic number 113 is historically known as eka-thallium. The name Nihonium (Nh) name comes from the common Japanese name for Japan (日本 nihon). 113 – Nihonium (Nh)

List of nihonium isotopes Isotope Half-life Decay mode Discovery year Reaction 278Nh 0.24 ms α 2004 209Bi(70Zn,n) 282Nh 70 ms α 2006 237Np(48Ca,3n)

283 287 Nh 0.10 s α 2003 Mc(—,α) 284Nh 0.48 s α, EC 2003 288Mc(—,α) 285Nh 5.5 s α 2009 293Ts(—,2α) 286Nh 20 s α 2009 294Ts(—,2α) 287Nh 20? min α, SF ? unknown —

Stability and half-lives 287Nh is predicted to have a half-life of around 20 minutes, close to two orders of magnitude more than that of 286Nh. 113 – Nihonium (Nh)

3-dimensional rendering of the theoretical island of stability around N=178 and Z=112 (supposed to range from copernicium (element 112) to oganesson (118))

Chemistry - predictions Nh is projected to be the first member113 of the- 27p series of elements and the heaviest member of group 13 in the PT, below thallium. Nh should portray eka- thallium properties and should therefore form a monoxide, Nh2O, and monohalides, NhF, NhCl, NhBr, and NhI. If the +III state is accessible, it is likely that it is only possible in the oxide, Nh2O3, and fluoride, NhF3. Spin-orbit splitting of the 7p orbitals may stabilize the −1 state as well, as is seen with gold(−1) (aurides).

Chemistry - experimental 284Nh, 285Nh, and 286Nh stable enough for chemical investigation.

Predicted DHsubl(Nh) ~ 150 kJ/mol and DHads,Au(Nh) ~ −159 kJ/mol Preliminary chemical experiments: 243Am(48Ca,3n)288Mc → 284Nh, transport by Teflon capillaries at 70 °C from the recoil chamber onto the gold-covered detectors. Ten to twenty atoms of 284Nh produced, none registered by the gold-covered detectors  • either nihonium is similar in volatility to the noble gases or, more plausibly, • pure nihonium is not very volatile and thus could not pass through the capillaries. Future experiments: NhOH expected to be more volatile, however, longer-lived 286Nh needed. 114 – Flerovium (Fl)

Official discovery The now-confirmed discovery of Fl was114 made in June 1999 when the Dubna team lead by S. Dmitriev repeated the reaction from December 1998.

244 48 289 α, 2.6 s Pu ( Ca,3n) Fl      decay chain

Two atoms of Fl were produced decaying by emission of 9.82 MeV alpha particles. Additional isotopes detected as decay products of Lv and Og. Confirmed at LLNL Berkeley and GSI (both in 2009).

Island of stability? According to theory, Z=114 is the next spherical magic number. In this region, MM theory indicates that N=184 is the next spherical neutron magic number and puts forward the nucleus 298Fl as a strong candidate for the next spherical doubly magic nucleus. 298Fl is taken to be at the centre of a hypothetical ‘island of stability’.

Naming Named after Georgy Flerov – flerovium. 114 – Flerovium (Fl)

Chemistry - predictions Fl should portray eka-lead chemical114 properties - and2 should therefore form a monoxide, FlO, and dihalides, FlF2, FlCl2, FlBr2, and FlI2. If the +IV state is accessible, it is likely that it is only possible in the oxide, FlO2, and fluoride, FlF4. It may also show a mixed oxide, Fl3O4, analogous to Pb3O4.

Known isotopes Isotope Half-life Decay mode Energy Daughter (MeV) 289Fl 2 s α 9.82, 9.48 285Cn 288Fl 0.6 s α 9.94 284Cn 287Fl 0.5 s α 10.02 283Cn 40% α 10.19 282Cn 286Fl 0.12 s 60% SF 285Fl 0.15 s α 10.41(5) 281Cn 284Fl 2 ms SF 114 – Flerovium (Fl)

Chemistry - experimental The heaviest element to have had its114 chemistry - experimentally2 investigated, yet. 287Fl or 288Fl used. Their adsorption properties on a gold surface compared with those of radon – noble-gas like behaviour expected.

Current-state conclusions: • Volatility of flerovium is comparable to that of mercury, astatine, and copernicium (investigated simultaneously and shown to be a very volatile noble metal conforming to its being the heaviest group 12 element known). • The chemical properties of flerovium are more metallic than noble-gas-like, however its volatile behaviour not expected for a usual group 14 metal. • Suggested (J.V. Kratz and Ch. Düllmann) to belong (together with copernicium) to a new category of "volatile metals". • Speculated (J.V. Kratz) to be possibly gaseous at standard temperature and pressure. 115 – Moscovium (Mc)

First synthesized by JINR Dubna – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory team headed by Yu Oganessian114 at JINR Dubna in August 2003: α, 0.2 s 243Am (48Ca,3n) 288Mc      decay chain α, 40 ms 243Am (48Ca,4n) 287Mc       decay chain Supported by a chemical study of the final decay product of the chain – 288Db (demonstration that it behaves as a group 5 element) Re-confirmed by GSI Darmstadt in 2004 and LBL Berkeley in 2015.

Naming In Mendeleev's nomenclature moscovium known also as eka-bismuth. Named Moscovium (Mc) in 2016 after the Moscow Region where Dubna is located. Known isotopes Isotope Half-life Decay mode Energy (MeV) Daughter 290Mc 0.8 s α 9.95 286Nh 289Mc 0.3 s α 10.31 285Nh 288Mc 0.2 s α 10.46 284Nh 287Mc 40 ms α 10.59 283Nh 115 – Moscovium (Mc)

Chemistry - predictions Member of group 15 – pnictogens –114 valence configuration predicted as 7s27p3. Expected to have similar melting and boiling points (melting around 400 °C and boiling around 1100 °C) as nihonium due to one electron outside a quasi-closed shell configuration. Should be a dense metal – density around 13.5 g/cm3. The electron of Mc+ expected to move so fast that its mass is 1.82 times that of a stationary electron, due to relativistic effects.

Chemistry - experimental 213 212m Hydrides of the lighter homologues BiH3 and PoH2 demonstrated to be sufficiently thermally stable (transported at 850 °C through a quartz wool filter) for

their congeners McH3 and LvH2 to be used in experiments. Expected to be volatile enough for experiments as pure elements, too. 288Mc, 289Mc, and 290Mc stable enough to be chemically investigated with current methods. 116 – Livermorium (Lv)

The heaviest member of group 16 although its position as the heavier homologue to polonium has not been confirmed, yet,114 by chemical studies. First detected in 2000

since then about 30 atoms of Lv have been produced, either directly or as a decay product of Og.

Naming Historically known as eka-polonium. The name livermorium and the symbol Lv adopted on May 31, 2012. The name recognises the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, within the city of Livermore, CA (USA), which collaborated with JINR on the discovery. The city in turn is named after the American rancher Robert Livermore, a naturalized Mexican citizen of English birth. 116 – Livermorium (Lv)

Known isotopes

Isotope Half-life Decay114 mode Energy (MeV) Daughter 293Lv 60 ms α 9.95 286Nh 292Lv 12 ms α 10.31 285Nh 291Lv 18 ms α 10.46 284Nh 290Lv 8 ms α 10.59 283Nh Chemistry - predictions Member of group 16 – chalcogens – valence configuration predicted as 7s27p4. Continue the trends – melting point higher but boiling point lower than Po. Denser metal than Po – around 12.9 g/cm3. The mass of the electron of Lv+ expected to be 1.86 times that of a stationary electron, due to relativistic effects.

Most stable oxidation state +2, +4 unstable (only in e.g. LvF4), +6 should not exist, –2 very unstable – chemistry cationic only.

Livermorane (LvH2) – heaviest homologue of water. Hydride-like but still covalent. Chemistry - experimental No experiments, yet, no isotopes stable enough for current methods. For the results with lighter homologues see moscovium. 117 – Tenessine (Ts)

Official discovery Discovered in a broad collaboration led by Yuri Oganessian – JINR Dubna (initiative, irradiation, and initial data114 processing ), ORNL – Oak Ridge National 249 Laboratory (22 mg of Bk – T1/2 = 330 days, target nuclide production), RIAR – Research Institute of Atomic Reactors Dimitrovgrad (300 nm of 249Bk on titanium foil target production), Vanderbilt University in Nashville, LLNL (further analysis of the data) and University of Nevada in Las Vegas. Discovery – 1 atom of 294Ts and 5 atoms of 293Ts – announced in April 2010. α, 50 ms 249Bk (48Ca,3n) 294Ts      decay chain α, 20 ms 249Bk (48Ca,4n) 293Ts       decay chain

Naming Historically known as eka-astatine. Named Tenessine (Ts) in 2016 after "the region of Tennessee".

Known isotopes Isotope Half-life Decay mode Energy (MeV) Daughter 294Ts 50 ms α 10.81 284Nh 293Ts 20 ms α 11.11, 11.00, 10.91 283Nh 117 – Tenessine (Ts)

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Decay chain of the isotopes of tennessine produced in the original experiment. The figures near the arrows describe experimental (black) and theoretical (blue) values for the half-life and energy of each decay.

© https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DecayChain_Ununseptium.svg#/media/File:DecayChain_Ununseptium.svg 117 – Tenessine (Ts) Chemistry114 - predictions Member of group 17 – halogens – valence configuration predicted as 7s27p5. Continue the trends – increased metallicity  rather volatile post-transition metal. Calculations agree with the extrapolations. Chemistry may not resemble the halogens, –1 oxidation state least common.... +1, +3, and +5 states should exist, +3 being the most important. NhTs theoretically studied as an analogue of TlTs. TsH – continue the trends for halogen hydrides.

Chemistry - experimental No experiments, yet, no isotopes stable enough for the current methods. 118 – Oganesson (Og)

Official discovery Claimed (together with livermorium) for the first time by LBNL (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory114 ) in 1999 in reaction 208Pb (86Kr, n) 293Og Retracted next year – data found fabricated…. Officially discovered by a collaboration of JINR Dubna and LLNL led by Yuri Oganessian. Experiments performed in 2002 – 2006, three atoms of 294Og seen α, 0.89 ms 249Cf (48Ca, 3n) 294Og       decay chain Supporting experiments on synthesis and study of the before unknown 290Lv daughter followed till the recognition in 2015 and naming in 2016.

Radioactive decay chain of 294Og. (The fraction of spontaneous fission in green.) 118 – Oganesson (Og)

Naming Historically known114 as eka- radon. Named Oganesson (Og) in 2016 after Yuri Oganessian.

Chemistry - predictions Member of group 18 – noble gases – valence configuration predicted as 7s27p6. Expected to be (slightly) more reactive than radon. Expected boiling point 320–380 K – not a gas under standard conditions…

+2 and +4 predicted to exist in OgF2 and OgF4, +6 less stable.

Chemistry - experimental No experiments, yet, no isotopes stable enough for the current methods.

Known isotopes Isotope Half-life Decay mode Energy (MeV) Daughter 294Og 0.7 ms α 11.65 290Lv Periodic table of the elements TabulkaTabulkaTabulka 1 2 1 H 2 Outlook 13 14 15 16 17 He 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 Li Be B C N O F Ne 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 3 Na Mg 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Al Si P S Cl Ar 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 4 K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 5 Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe 55 56 57-71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 6 Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn 87 88 89-103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 7 Fr Ra Ac Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Nh Fl Mc Lv Ts Og 114 119 120 121 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 8 119 120 121 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 Lanthanides La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 Actinides Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr 122 153 SuperActinides 122 ------153 (32 elements – 18x 5g + 14x 6f)

104 121 154 168 TransActinides Rf - 121 TransSuperActinides 154 - 168