Noble gas (Ng) containing molecular anions are much scarcer than Ng containing cations. No Neon containing anion has been reported so far. Here, the experimental observation of the molecular anion [B12(CN)11Ne]- and a theoretical analysis of the boron-neon bond is reported.
Revised: June 25, 2020 |
Published: April 28, 2020
Citation
Mayer M., M. Rohdenburg, V. Van Lessen, M. Nierstenhöfer, E. Apra, S. Grabowsky, and K.R. Asmis, et al. 2020.First steps towards a stable neon compound: Observation and Bonding Analysis of [B12(CN)11Ne]-.Chemical Communications 56, no. 33:4591-4594.PNNL-SA-151724.doi:10.1039/D0CC01423K