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[Cu 36 I 56 ] 20⊖ —a Novel Polyanion in the Compound (pyH) 2 [Cu 3 I 5 ]
Author(s) -
Hartl Hans,
Fuchs Joachim
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198605691
Subject(s) - crystallography , ion , x ray crystallography , tetrahedron , chemistry , materials science , physics , diffraction , organic chemistry , optics
The largest discrete iodocuprate(I) ion observed so far has been identified in the compound (pyH) 2 [Cu 3 I 5 ]. 36 CuI tetrahedra are linked through common edges to form a highly symmetrical polyanion [Cu 36 I 56 ] 20⊖ with the extremely rare symmetry 432 (O).