The Field Of Main Group Lewis Acids and Lewis Superacids: Important Basics and Recent Developments

AY Timoshkin - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
New developments in the field of Lewis acidity are highlighted, with the focus of novel Lewis
acids and Lewis superacids of group 2, 13, 14, and 15 elements. Several important basics …

Gas-phase ion chemistry of [B12X12] 2−(X= F, Cl, Br, I, CN). A brief review of twelve years of researching twelve− vertexed dianions and their fragments

J Warneke - International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 2024 - Elsevier
The closo-dodecaborate dianions [B 12 X 12] 2−(X= halogen, CN) have been recognized in
recent years for their outstanding physical and chemical properties. Gas-phase ion …

Chemical Synthesis with Gaseous Molecular Ions: Harvesting [B12Br11N2] from a Mass Spectrometer

M Rohdenburg, Z Warneke, H Knorke… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mass spectrometry frequently reveals the existence of transient gas phase ions that have not
been synthesized in solution or in bulk. These elusive ions are, therefore, often considered …

Identification of active sites and structural characterization of reactive ionic intermediates by cryogenic ion trap vibrational spectroscopy

H Schwarz, KR Asmis - Chemistry–A European Journal, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Cryogenic ion trap vibrational spectroscopy paired with quantum chemistry currently
represents the most generally applicable approach for the structural investigation of …

Calix [4] pyrrole aluminate: A planar tetracoordinate aluminum (III) anion and its unusual Lewis acidity

F Ebner, H Wadepohl, L Greb - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Tetracoordinate aluminum (III) anions are generally tetrahedral and non-Lewis acidic.
Herein, we describe the first planar tetracoordinate aluminum anion. The anion is isolated in …

Rational design of an argon-binding superelectrophilic anion

M Mayer, V Van Lessen… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Chemically binding to argon (Ar) at room temperature has remained the privilege of the most
reactive electrophiles, all of which are cationic (or even dicationic) in nature. Herein, we …

Catalytic Potential of [B12X11]2– (X = F, Cl, Br, I, CN) Dianions

ME Kilic, P Jena - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
Dodecaborate anions ([B12H12] 2–) and their derivatives where hydrogen atoms are
replaced by halogen, pseudohalogen, or superhalogen moieties belong to a class of very …

Anion–Anion Chemistry with Mass‐Selected Molecular Fragments on Surfaces

F Yang, KA Behrend, H Knorke… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
While reactions between ions and neutral molecules in the gas phase have been studied
extensively, reactions between molecular ions of same polarity remain relatively unexplored …

Electronic Structure and Stability of [B12X12]2– (X = F–At): A Combined Photoelectron Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study

J Warneke, GL Hou, E Aprà, C Jenne… - Journal of the …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The stability and electron loss process of numerous multiply charged anions (MCAs) have
been traditionally explained in terms of the classical Coulomb interaction between spatially …

Strong carbon–noble gas covalent bond and fluxionality in hypercoordinate compounds

A Vásquez-Espinal, R Pino-Rios - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Thermodynamic, kinetic, and chemical bonding analysis at the coupled cluster level has
been carried out for a series of hypercoordinated carbon compounds with formula CH4Ng2+ …