Noble‐noble strong union: Gold at its best to make a bond with a noble gas atom

S Pan, G Jana, G Merino, PK Chattaraj - ChemistryOpen, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
This Review presents the current status of the noble gas (Ng)‐noble metal chemistry, which
began in 1977 with the detection of AuNe+ through mass spectroscopy and then grew from …

[HTML][HTML] How far can one push the noble gases towards bonding?: a personal account

R Saha, G Jana, S Pan, G Merino, PK Chattaraj - Molecules, 2019 - mdpi.com
Noble gases (Ngs) are the least reactive elements in the periodic table towards chemical
bond formation when compared with other elements because of their completely filled …

Filling the void: controlled donor–acceptor interaction facilitates the formation of an M–M single bond in the zero oxidation state of M (M= Zn, Cd, Hg)

R Saha, S Pan, PK Chattaraj, G Merino - Dalton Transactions, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The intriguing question of whether it is possible to form a genuine M0–M0 single bond for
the M2 species (M= Zn, Cd, Hg) is addressed here. So far, all the bonds reported in the …

On the Nature of the Partial Covalent Bond between Noble Gas Elements and Noble Metal Atoms

R Pal, PK Chattaraj - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
This article provides a discussion on the nature of bonding between noble gases (Ng) and
noble metals (M) from a quantum chemical perspective by investigating compounds such as …

Boron–noble gas covalent bonds in borenium and boronium compounds

L Arrué, R Pino-Rios - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The capability of the BH2+ parent cation to bind noble gases (Ng) has been evaluated. The
results show its potential to form borenium (BH2Ng+) and boronium (BH2Ng2+) cations …

Unprecedented stability enhancement of multiply charged anions through decoration with negative electron affinity noble gases

M Joshi, TK Ghanty - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
The present communication reports unprecedented stabilization of multiply charged anion,
B12F122−, through insertion of noble gas (Ng) atoms possessing negative electron affinity …

Noble gas dative bonding with coinage metal carbene complexes: A theoretical study

F Yashmin, R Sharma, LJ Mazumder… - Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The structure and stability of noble gas (Ng) bound [NHC M]+ complexes (M= Cu, Ag, and
Au) were investigated using Quantum chemical calculations. Dissociation energies …

Cu2O-catalyzed C2H2 selective hydrogenation: Use of S for efficiently enhancing C2H4 selectivity and reducing the formation of green oil precursor

L Wang, B Zhao, CK Russell, M Fan, B Wang… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of cost-effective catalysts with high activity and selectivity toward C 2
H 2 hydrogenation to gas C 2 H 4 is challenging. This research found that the challenge …

Theoretical prediction of FNgM3–kHk (Ng = Ar, Kr, Xe, and Rn; M = Cu, Ag and Au; k = 0–2) molecules

SP Kuntar, A Ghosh, TK Ghanty - Molecular Physics, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Recent finding on the unprecedented enhancement of noble gas-noble metal bonding
strength on hydrogen do** in van der Waals type cationic complexes motivates us to …

On the stability and chemical bond of noble gas halide cations NgX+ (Ng = He – Rn; X = F – I)

L Arrué, R Pino‐Rios - Journal of Computational Chemistry, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Despite the belief that noble gases (Ng) are completely inert and cannot form stable
molecules, a variety of Ng compounds have been reported under laboratory conditions and …