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Mercury Is a Transition Metal: The First Experimental Evidence for HgF 4
Author(s) -
Wang Xuefang,
Andrews Lester,
Riedel Sebastian,
Kaupp Martin
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.200703710
Subject(s) - mercury (programming language) , transition metal , atomic orbital , argon , neon , chemistry , spectroscopy , electron , atomic physics , physics , computer science , quantum mechanics , organic chemistry , programming language , catalysis
A new take on quicksilver : The elements of Group 12 are generally considered post‐transition metals with filled d shells. However, calculations predict d 8 HgF 4 (see plot of the electron localization function) to be stable. IR spectroscopy in solid neon and argon matrixes gives first experimental evidence for HgF 4 . As Hg IV , mercury would be a true transition metal that fully utilizes its 5d orbitals in bonding.