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Electronic Supplementary Material (ESI) for Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. This journal is the Owner Societies 2017 Uncovering the impact of capsule shaped amine-type ligands on Am(III)/Eu(III) separation Pin-Wen Huang,, Cong-Zhi Wang, Qun-Yan Wu, Jian-Hui Lan, Gang Song, Zhi-Fang Chai, and Wei-Qun Shi *, Laboratory of Nuclear Energy Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Biomedical Effects of Nanomaterials and Nanosafety, Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China. Zhejiang University of Water Resources and Electric Power, Hangzhou 310018, China Guangdong Provincial KeyLaboratory of Radionuclides PollutionControl and Resource,Guangzhou 510006, China School of Radiological and Interdisciplinary Sciences (RAD-X) and Collaborative Innovation Center of Radiation Medicine of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions, Soochow University, Suzhou 215123, China. *Corresponding Author, E-mail: shiwq@ihep.ac.cn. First two authors contributed equally to this work. Contents: Fig. S1 The optimized structure of [Eu(TPEN)Cl 2 ] + Table S1 Bond lengths of [Eu(TPEN)Cl 2 ] + obtained through different theoretical methods. Table S2 Comparison of bond lengths of some Eu(III), Sm(III), Tb(III), Am(III), and Cm(III) complexes obtained by M06-2X, B3LYP and experimental measurements. Table S3 Contribution (%) of metal atom and the nitrogen atoms (N Amine, N Pyridine ) and oxygen atoms of nitrate anion (O N ) to the delocalized canonical MOs for complexes [Eu(TPEN) - (NO 3 ) 2 ] + and [Am(TPEN)(NO 3 ) 2 ] +. Table S4 QTAIM parameters of M-N and M-O bonds BCP in M-TPEN(L a ) and M-TBPEN(L b ) complexes at the M06-2X/6-31g(d)/RECP level of theory. Table S5 Changes of Gibbs free energies (kcal/mol) for complexation reactions of Am 3+ and Eu 3+ complexes with TPEN and TBPEN ligands in the gas phase, aqueous, n-octanol and nitrobenzene at the M06-2X/6-311G(d,p)/RECP level of theory.

Table S6 Differences in the Gibbs free energies (kcal/mol) of formation and extraction of the TPEN and TBPEN complexes with of Am 3+ and Eu 3+ in the gas phase, aqueous, n- Octanol, and nitrobenzene at the M06-2x/6-311G(d,p)/RECP Level. Fig. S1 Optimized structure of [Eu(TPEN)Cl 2 ] + Table S1 Bond lengths of [Eu(TPEN)Cl 2 ] + obtained through different theoretical methods. Bonds Bond Lengths(Å) BP86 B3LYP PBE0 B3PW9 M06-2x M06 M06-L Exptl. a Eu-N (1) 2.720 2.597 2.675 1 2.689 2.649 2.690 2.672 2.603 Eu-N (2) 2.722 2.598 2.675 2.689 2.649 2.692 2.672 2.621 Eu-N 11 2.763 2.785 2.736 2.580 2.706 2.568 2.581 2.628 Eu-N 21 2.758 2.786 2.737 2.581 2.709 2.566 2.578 2.602 Eu-N 31 2.616 2.720 2.566 2.758 2.545 2.737 2.744 2.593 Eu-N 41 2.614 2.720 2.564 2.759 2.544 2.731 2.742 2.546 Eu-Cl 1 2.635 2.600 2.577 2.584 2.592 2.594 2.625 2.653 Eu-Cl 2 2.636 2.600 2.577 2.584 2.593 2.594 2.623 2.672 a R. Hazama, K. Umakoshi, C. Kabuto, K. Kabuto, Y. A. Sasaki, Chem. Commun. 1996, 15-16

Table S2 Comparison of bond lengths of some Eu(III), Sm(III),Tb(III), and Am(III) complexes obtained by M06-2X, B3LYP and experimental measurements. Complexes Bond Length (Å) and Bonds Expt. M06-2X B3LYP [Eu(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ Eu-O [Am(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ Am-O 2.457 b 2.464(0.3%) 2.504(0.8%) 2.503 c 2.512(0.4%) 2.549(1.8%) [Tb(TPEN)(NO 3 ) 2 ] + Tb-N Tb-O n 2.624 d 2.492 2.704(3.0%) 2.419(-2.9%) 2.907(10.8%) 2.389(-4.1%) [Sm(TPEN)Cl 2 ] + Sm-N 2.637 e 2.651(0.5%) 2.707(2.7%) Sm-Cl 2.659 2.597(-2.3%) 2.606(-2.0%) a Relative deviation of calculated bond lengths are listed in the bracket. b R. Gerkin, W. Reppart, Acta. Crystallogr. Sect. C: Cryst. Struct. Commun.1984, 40, 781. c P. Lindqvist-Reis, C. Apostolidis, J. Rebizant, A. Morgenstern, R. Klenze, O. Walter, T. Fanghänel, R. Haire, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007, 46, 919. d L. R. Morss, R. D. Rogers, Inorg. Chim. Acta, 1997, 255, 193. e H. Jin, M. Akiba, K. Umakoshi, Y. Sasaki, K. Kabuto, Acta Crystallogr. Sect. C, 1997, 53, 60.

Table S3 Contribution (%) of metal atom and the nitrogen atoms(n Amine, N Pyridine ) and oxygen atoms of nitrate anion (O N ) to the delocalized canonical MOs for complexes [Eu(TPEN) - (NO 3 ) 2 ] + and [Am(TPEN)(NO 3 ) 2 ] + 182 171 164 161 158 Eu 4f: 2.23 5d: 1.27 5d: 1.65 5d: 1.47 5d: 1.12 N Amine 5.4 N Pyridine 21.47 28.46 3.69 O Nitrate 1.9 22.01 20.45 34.15 188 181 178 172 166 Am 5f: 9.84 5f: 1.23 5f: 1.18 6d:1.71 6d: 4.67 N Amine 17.16 N Pyridine 12.61 15.47 27.35 O Nitrate 61.03 11.91 17.25 17.69 70.92

Table S4 QTAIM parameters of M-N and M-O bonds BCPs in M-TPEN(L a ) and M- TBPEN(L b ) complexes at the M06-2X/6-31g(d)//RECP Level of Theory a Complex and Bonds ρ 2 ρ H V /G [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ M-N Amine 0.0420/0.042 0.138/0.145-0.00110/-0.00210 1.031/1.055 M-N Pyridine 0.0444/0.046 0.152/0.164-0.00138/-0.00202 1.034/1.047 M-O Nitrate 0.0583/0.057 0.236/0.241-0.00293/-0.00230 1.048/1.037 [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ M-N Amine 0.0408/0.042 0.137/0.145-0.000903/-0.00197 1.029/1.052 M-N Pyridine 0.0460/0.048 0.159/0.172-0.00169/-0.00228 1.043/1.052 M-O Nitrate 0.0549/0.055 0.228/0.235-0.00191/-0.00200 1.030/1.033 [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ M-N Amine 0.0369/0.039 0.124/0.132-0.0000359/- 1.002/1.045 M-N Pyridine 0.0401/0.041 0.140/0.145 0.00043/-0.00115 0.995/1.037 M-O Nitrate 0.0497/0.050 0.211/0.214-0.00008/-0.00286 1.000/1.027 M-O Water 0.0266/0.034 0.142/0.148 0.00223/0.000703 0.934/0.081 [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ M-N Amine 0.0369/0.038 0.121/0.131-0.000383/-0.00150 1.011/1.044 M-N Pyridine 0.0422/0.042 0.142/0.150-0.00105/-0.00132 1.028/1.033 M-O Nitrate 0.0488/0.048 0.203/0.204-0.000734/-0.00111 1.012/1.021 M-O Water 0.0324/0.034 0.139/0.147 0.00208/0.000666 0.939/0.981 [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ M-N Amine 0.0355/0.038 0.118/0.128 0.000160/-0.00139 0.995/1.042 M-N Pyridine 0.0328/0.035 0.111/0.124 0.0000784/- 0.971/1.014 M-O Nitrate 0.0464/0.046 0.195/0.198 0.000420/-0.000826 0.991/1.016 M-O Water 0.0324/0.034 0.140/0.144 0.00224/0.000603 0.933/0.982 [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ M-N Amine 0.0357/0.038 0.117/0.129-0.000180/-0.00136 1.003/1.024 M-N Pyridine 0.0341/0.037 0.113/0.128-0.000140/- 1.004/1.018 M-O Nitrate 0.0462/0.045 0.188/0.188-0.000310/- 1.003/1.013 M-O Water 0.0328/0.034 0.140/0.144 0.00209/0.000596 0.935/0.983 a / represents results for Eu and Am complexes respectively.

Table S5 Changes of Gibbs free energies (kcal/mol) for complexation reactions of Am 3+ and Eu 3+ complexes with TPEN and TBPEN ligands in the gas Phase, aqueous, 1-Octanol and nitrobenzene at the M06-2X/6-311G(d,p)/RECP Level of Theory. a Reactions G gas G n-oct G nitro G aq [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L a [ML a (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +NO 3 - +5H2 O 157.7/155.4-12.8/-10.5-32.3/-30.0-32.8/-31.6 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L b [ML b (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ + NO 3 - +5H2 O 136.8/134.0-14.5/-12.4-33.0/-30.9-32.8/-31.7 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L a [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ +7H 2 O -55.7/-57.4-33.0/-30.6-41.2/-38.5-39.8/-38.1 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L b [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ +7H 2 O -65.4/-66.6-37.5/-32.9-45.4/-43.2-43.5/-41.1 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +6H 2 O -67.8/-69.0-39.2/-34.7-47.3/-40.6-46.4/-40.5 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +6H 2 O -72.8/-75.7-40.3/-37.1-48.3/-45.0-46.6/-43.9 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +5H 2 O -77.6/-76.8-44.1/-36.7-52.1/-44.7-51.1/-44.2 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +5H 2 O -80.5/-79.7-43.7/-38.0-50.4/-43.5-50.3/-42.4 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ + NO 3 - +La [ML a (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +7H 2 O -214.2/-213.0-51.3/-43.1-53.4/-45.2-50.8/-43.4 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ + NO 3 - +Lb [ML b (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +7H 2 O -208.8/-209.1-52.3/-44.9-55.0/-47.6-52.0/-44.5 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L a [ML a (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +2NO 3 - +H2 O 297.6/300.2-26.9/-24.5-46.4/-44.0-46.9/-45.6 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L b [ML b (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +2 NO 3 - +H2 O 276.7/278.8-28.6/-26.4-47.1/-44.9-46.9/-45.7 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ +NO 3 - +3H2 O 84.3/87.4-47.1/-44.6-55.3/-52.5-53.9/-52.1 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ +NO 3 - +3H2 O 74.5/78.1-51.6/-46.9-59.6/-57.2-57.6/-55.1 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +2H 2 O+NO 3-72.2/75.7-53.3/-48.7-61.4/-54.6-60.5/-54.5 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +2H 2 O+ NO 3-67.1/69.1-54.4/-51.1-62.4/-59.0-60.7/-57.9 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +H 2 O+NO 3-62.4/68.0-58.2/-50.7-66.2/-58.7-65.2/-58.2 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +H 2 O+NO 3-59.4/65.1-66.7/-59.7-64.5/-57.5-64.4/-56.4 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + + L a [ML a (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +3H 2 O -74.2/-68.2-65.4/-57.1-67.5/-59.2-64.9/-57.4 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + + L b [ML b (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +3H 2 O -68.8/-64.3-66.5/-58.9-69.2/-61.6-66.1/-58.5 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L a [ML a (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +2NO 3 - +2H2 O 320.2/323.3-13.2/-11.0-32.6/-30.6-33.2/-32.1 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L b [ML b (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +2NO 3 - +2H2 O 299.3/301.9-14.9/-12.9-33.4/-31.5-33.1/-32.3 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ +NO 3 - +4H2 O 106.8/110.5-33.4/-31.1-41.5/-39.1-40.2/-38.7 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ +NO 3 - +4H2 O 97.1/101.2-37.9/-33.4-45.8/-43.8-43.9/-41.7

[M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +3H 2 O+ NO 3-94.7/98.8-39.6/-35.3-47.6/-41.2-46.7/-41.0 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +3H 2 O+ NO 3-89.6/92.2-40.7/-37.7-48.6/-45.6-46.9/-44.5 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +2H 2 O+ NO 3-84.9/91.1-44.5/-37.3-52.5/-45.3-51.5/-44.8 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +2H 2 O+ NO 3-82.0/88.2-53.0/-46.3-50.8/44.1-50.6/-43.0 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + + L a [ML a (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +4H 2 O -51.7/-45.1-51.6/-43.7-53.8/-45.7-51.1/-43.9 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + + L b [ML b (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +4H 2 O -46.3/-41.2-52.7/-45.4-55.4/-48.1-52.3/-45.1 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L a [ML a (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +3NO 3 - +2H2 O 448.9/450.0 4.3/4.3-15.1/-15.8-15.7/-16.8 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L b [ML b (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +3NO 3 - +2H2 O 428.0/428.7 2.6/2.4-15.9/-16.1-15.6/-16.9 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L a [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ + 2NO 3 - +4H2 O 235.5/237.3-15.9/-15.8-24.0/-23.7-22.7/-23.3 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L b [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ +2NO 3 - +4H2 O 225.8/228.0-20.4/-18.1-28.3/-28.4-26.4/-26.3 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +3H 2 O+ 2NO 3-223.4/225.6-22.1/-19.9-30.1/-25.8-29.2/-25.7 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +3H 2 O+ 2NO 3-218.3/218.9-23.2/-22.3-31.1/-30.2-29.4/-29.1 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +2H 2 O+2NO 3-213.8/217.8-27.0/-21.9-35.0/-29.9-33.9/-29.4 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +2H 2 O+2NO 3-210.7/214.9-35.5/-30.9-33.3/-28.7-33.1/-27.6 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 + L a [ML a (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +4H 2 O+ NO 3-77.0/81.6-34.1/-28.3-36.3/-30.4-33.6/-28.6 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 + L b [ML b (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +4H 2 O+ NO 3-82.4/85.5-35.2/-30.1-37.9/-32.8-34.8/-29.7 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L a [ML a (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +7H 2 O -88.1/-86.6-19.7/-19.7-39.2/-39.2-39.7/-40.8 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L b [ML b (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +7H 2 O -109.0/-108.0-21.4/-21.6-39.9/-40.2-39.7/-40.9 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ + NO 3 - +La [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ +9H 2 O -301.5/-299.4-39.9/-39.8-48.1/-47.8-46.7/-47.3 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ + NO 3 - +Lb [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ +9H 2 O -311.2/-308.7-44.4/-42.1-52.3/-52.5-50.4/-50.3 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L a + NO 3 - [MLa (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +8H 2 O -313.6/-311.1-46.1/-43.9-54.2/-49.8-53.3/-49.7 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L b + NO 3 - [MLb (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +8H 2 O -318.6/-317.7-47.2/-46.3-55.2/-54.2-53.5/-53.2 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L a + NO 3 - [MLa (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +7H 2 O -323.4/-318.8-51.0/-45.9-59.0/-54.0-58.0/-53.5 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L b + NO 3 - [MLb (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +7H 2 O -326.3/-321.7-59.5/-55.0-57.3/-52.8-57.2/-51.6 [M(H 2 O) 9] 3+ + L a + 2NO 3 - [MLa (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +9H 2 O -460.0/-455.0-58.2/-52.3-60.3/-54.4-57.7/-52.6 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ + L b + 2NO 3 - [MLb (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +9H 2 O -454.6/-451.1-59.2/-54.1-61.9/-56.8-58.9/-53.7 a / represents results for Am and Eu complexes respectively.

Table S6 Differences in the Gibbs free energies (kcal/mol) of formation and extraction of the TPEN and TBPEN complexes with Am 3+ and Eu 3+ in the gas phase, aqueous, 1-Octanol, and nitrobenzene at the M06-2x/6-311G(d,p)/RECP level of theory. Reactions G gas G 1-oct G nitro G aq [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L a [ML a (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ + NO 3 - +5H2 O 2.3-2.3-2.3-1.3 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L b [ML b (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ + NO 3 - +5H2 O 2.8-2.1-2.1-1.1 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L a [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ +7H 2 O 1.7-2.4-2.6-1.7 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L b [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ +7H 2 O 1.3-4.6-2.2-2.4 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +6H 2 O 1.3-4.5-6.7-5.9 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +6H 2 O 2.8-3.2-3.3-2.6 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +5H 2 O -0.8-7.4-7.3-6.9 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +5H 2 O -0.8-5.6-6.9-7.8 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ + NO 3 - +La [ML a (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +7H 2 O -1.2-8.2-8.2-7.4 [M(NO 3 )(H 2 O) 7 ] 2+ + NO 3 - +Lb [ML b (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +7H 2 O 0.3-7.4-7.4-7.5 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L a [ML a (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +2NO 3 - +H2 O -2.6-2.4-2.4-1.3 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L b [ML b (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +2NO 3 - +H2 O -2.1-2.2-2.2-1.2 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ + NO 3 - +3H2 O -3.1-2.5-2.8-1.8 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ + NO 3 - +3H2 O -3.6-4.7-2.4-2.5 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +2H 2 O+NO 3 - -3.5-4.6-6.8-6.0 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +2H 2 O+ NO 3 - -2.0-3.3-3.4-2.8 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +H 2 O+ NO 3 - -5.6-7.5-7.5-7.0 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +H 2 O+ NO 3 - -5.7-7.0-7.0-8.0 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + + L a [ML a (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +3H 2 O -6.0-8.3-8.3-7.5 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 3 ] + + L b [ML b (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +3H 2 O -4.5-7.6-7.6-7.6 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L a [ML a (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +2NO 3 - +2H2 O -3.1-2.2-2.0-1.1 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L b [ML b (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +2NO 3 - +2H2 O -2.6-2.0-1.9-0.8 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ + NO 3 - +4H2 O -3.7-2.3-2.4-1.5 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ + NO 3 - +4H2 O -4.1-4.5-2.0-2.2

[M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +3H 2 O+ NO 3 - -4.1-4.3-6.4-5.7 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +3H 2 O+ NO 3 - -2.6-3.0-3.0-2.4 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +2H 2 O+ NO 3 - -6.2-7.2-7.2-6.7 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +2H 2 O+ NO 3 - -6.2-6.7-6.7-7.6 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + + L a [ML a (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +4H 2 O -6.6-7.9-8.1-7.2 [M(NO 3 ) 2 (H 2 O) 4 ] + + L b [ML b (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +4H 2 O -5.1-7.3-7.3-7.2 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L a [ML a (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +3NO 3 - +2H2 O -1.1 0-0.7-1.1 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L b [ML b (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +3NO 3 - +2H2 O -0.7 0.2-0.2-1.3 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L a [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ + 2NO 3 - +4H2 O -1.8-0.1-0.3-0.6 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L b [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ +2NO 3 - +4H2 O -2.2-2.3 0.1-0.1 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +3H 2 O+ 2NO 3 - -2.2-2.2-4.3-3.5 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +3H 2 O+ 2NO 3 - -0.6-0.9-0.9-0.3 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L a [ML a (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +2H 2 O+2NO 3 - -4.0-5.1-5.1-4.5 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 +L b [ML b (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +2H 2 O+2NO 3 - -4.2-4.6-4.6-5.5 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 + L a [ML a (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +4H 2 O+ NO 3 - -4.6-5.8-5.9-4.6 M(NO 3 ) 3 (H 2 O) 4 + L b [ML b (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +4H 2 O+ NO 3 - -3.1-5.1-5.1-5.1 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L a [ML a (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +7H 2 O -1.5 0 0 1.1 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L b [ML b (H 2 O) 2 ] 3+ +7H 2 O -1.0 0.2 0.3 1.2 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ + NO 3 - +La [ML a (NO 3 )] 2+ +9H 2 O -2.1-0.1-0.3-0.6 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ + NO 3 - +Lb [ML b (NO 3 )] 2+ +9H 2 O -2.5-2.1-0.2-0.1 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L a + NO 3 - [MLa (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +8H 2 O -2.5-2.2-4.4-3.6 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L b + NO 3 - [MLb (NO 3 )(H 2 O)] 2+ +8H 2 O -0.9-0.9-1.0-0.3 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L a + NO 3 - [MLa (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +7H 2 O -4.6-5.1-5.0-4.5 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ +L b + NO 3 - [MLb (NO 3 )(H 2 O) 2 ] 2+ +7H 2 O -4.6-4.5-4.5-5.6 [M(H 2 O) 9] 3+ + L a + 2NO 3 - [MLa (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +9H 2 O -5.0-5.9-5.9-5.1 [M(H 2 O) 9 ] 3+ + L b + 2NO 3 - [MLb (NO 3 ) 2 ] + +9H 2 O -3.5-5.1-5.1-5.2