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The Cl 4 + Ion
Author(s) -
Seidel Stefan,
Seppelt Konrad
Publication year - 2000
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 - 10.1002/1521-3773(20001103)39:21<3923::aid-anie3923>3.0.co;2-y
Subject(s) - ion , product (mathematics) , chemistry , physics , crystallography , mathematics , organic chemistry , geometry
The first oxidation product of Cl 2 is not Cl 2 + but Cl 4 + , which can be isolated below −78°C as blue Cl 4 + IrF 6 − in the reaction between Cl 2 and IrF 6 . The cation has a rectangular structure (see picture) and reacts with O 2 to give Cl 2 O 2 + .