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The First Compound Containing a Metal Center in a Homoleptic Environment of XeF 2 Molecules
Author(s) -
Tramšek Melita,
Benkič Primož,
Žemva Boris
Publication year - 2004
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/anie.200453802
Subject(s) - homoleptic , chemistry , molecule , ligand (biochemistry) , crystallography , metal , coordination complex , coordination sphere , coordination number , ion , metal ions in aqueous solution , xenon difluoride , stereochemistry , inorganic chemistry , crystal structure , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor
Wrapped in a cloak of noble‐gas fluoride : Coordination compounds with XeF 2 as a ligand on the metal center are more abundant than considered in the past. The structure of the coordination compound Ca 2 (XeF 2 ) 9 (AsF 6 ) 4 is reported. For the first time one calcium center is found to be coordinated only with XeF 2 molecules (a homoleptic center), while the other calcium center is coordinated with XeF 2 and [AsF 6 ] − as ligands (see structure; As yellow, Ca gray, F green, Xe magenta).