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The Activation of Hydrogen by Li Atoms To Form [(LiH) 2 ]
Author(s) -
Wang Xuefeng,
Andrews Lester
Publication year - 2007
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.200605211
Subject(s) - dimer , halide , irradiation , chemistry , lithium (medication) , ionic bonding , hydrogen , annealing (glass) , lithium hydride , lithium fluoride , ion , crystallography , photochemistry , materials science , inorganic chemistry , physics , medicine , organic chemistry , nuclear physics , composite material , endocrinology
Dimers are a girl's best friend : The rhombic dimer [(LiH) 2 ] (see calculated structure) is the major product of the reaction of laser‐ablated lithium atoms in solid H 2 upon annealing or irradiation with visible light. Irradiation also produces the higher clusters [(LiH) n ] ( n =3,4). Like the more stable lithium halide dimers, the rhombic dimer [(LiH) 2 ] is highly ionic.