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A Radioactive Molecule That Shouldn’t Exist – But Scientists Made It Happen

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A breakthrough in heavy-element chemistry shatters long-held assumptions about transuranium elements. Researchers have discovered “berkelocene,” the first organometallic molecule to be characterized containing the heavy element berkelium. The molecule was synthesized using just 0.3 milligram of berkelium-249, requiring specialized facilities to handle its extreme sensitivity to oxygen, water, and radioactivity. This discovery challenges long-sta…

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A Radioactive Molecule That Shouldn’t Exist – But Scientists Made It Happen

A breakthrough in heavy-element chemistry shatters long-held assumptions about transuranium elements. Researchers have discovered “berkelocene,” the first organometallic molecule to be characterized containing the heavy element berkelium. The molecule was synthesized using just 0.3 milligram of berkelium-249, requiring specialized facilities to handle its extreme sensitivity to oxygen, water, and radioactivity. This discovery challenges long-sta…

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Berkelocene: Chemists Create Berkelium-Containing Organometallic Molecule

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) have prepared an organometallic complex from 0.3 milligrams of berkelium-249. The post Berkelocene: Chemists Create Berkelium-Containing Organometallic Molecule appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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Berkelium snared in organometallic trap

Organometallic sandwich is one of the heaviest structures of its type ever created

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Chemistry World broke the news in on Wednesday, March 12, 2025.
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