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. 2018 Oct 18;33(8):336–348. doi: 10.1089/cbr.2018.2494

Table 1.

Chemical and Structural Properties of Ac3+ and La3+

Propertya Ac3+ La3+
6-Coordinate ionic radius (Å) 1.12 1.03
pK1h 9.4 8.5
η (eV) 14.4 15.4
EA 2.84 3.90
CA 0.28 0.379
IA 10.14 10.29
Hydration number 10.9 ± 0.5 9.2 ± 0.37
M–OH2O (Å) 2.59(3)b, 2.63(1)c 2.54(3)
a

pK1h, first hydrolysis constant; η, absolute chemical hardness; EA, electrostatic contribution to the formation constants of Lewis acid-base complexes; CA, covalent contribution to the formation constants of Lewis acid-base complexes; IA, ionicity in bonding, EA/CA.

b

Ref.71.

c

Ref.72.