Xenon as a complex ligand: The tetra xenono gold(II) cation in AuXe42+(Sb2F11-)(2)

Authors
Seidel, S Seppelt, K
Citation
S. Seidel et K. Seppelt, Xenon as a complex ligand: The tetra xenono gold(II) cation in AuXe42+(Sb2F11-)(2), SCIENCE, 290(5489), 2000, pp. 117-118
Citations number
24
Categorie Soggetti
Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary,Multidisciplinary
Journal title
SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00368075 → ACNP
Volume
290
Issue
5489
Year of publication
2000
Pages
117 - 118
Database
ISI
SICI code
0036-8075(20001006)290:5489<117:XAACLT>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The first metal-xenon compound with direct gold-xenon bonds is achieved by reduction of AuF3 with elemental xenon. The square planar AuXe42+ cation is established by a single-crystal structure determination, with a gold-xenon bond Length of approximately 274 picometers. The bonding between gold and xenon is of the a donor type, resulting in a charge of approximately 0.4 pe r xenon atom.