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Hyperhalogens: Discovery of a New Class of Highly Electronegative Species
Author(s) -
Willis Mary,
Götz Matthias,
Kandalam Anil K.,
Ganteför Gerd F.,
Jena Puru
Publication year - 2010
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.201002212
Subject(s) - atom (system on chip) , halogen , metal , affinities , chemistry , chemical physics , oxygen atom , crystallography , nanotechnology , materials science , molecule , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , computer science , alkyl , embedded system
Hyper trumps super : A central atom, typically a metal, surrounded by halogen or oxygen atoms is called a superhalogen. Theoretical calculations and experiments reveal that a new class of highly electronegative species can be created when the central metal atom is surrounded by superhalogen moieties. These hyperhalogens can have electron affinities even larger than those of their superhalogen building blocks.