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The Stability of the Oxidation State +4 in Group 14 Compounds from Carbon to Element 114
Author(s) -
Seth Michael,
Faegri Knut,
Schwerdtfeger Peter
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19981002)37:18<2493::aid-anie2493>3.0.co;2-f
Subject(s) - oxidation state , decomposition , carbon group , carbon fibers , group (periodic table) , chemistry , relativistic quantum chemistry , silicon , element (criminal law) , atomic physics , computational chemistry , inorganic chemistry , materials science , physics , organic chemistry , metal , composite material , composite number , political science , law
The stability of the oxidation state +4 decreases from silicon to element 114, as shown by relativistic and nonrelativistic calculations on the hydrides, fluorides, and chlorides of the Group 14 elements (the energies of the decomposition reaction (1) are given in the plot). Thus it is unlikely that superheavy element 114, which may have stable isotopes due to its magic numbers of protons and neutrons, can be studied by atom‐at‐a‐time chemistry in the oxidation state +4.