Solid-State and Solution Structure of a Hypervalent AX5 Compound: Sb(C6F5)5

Eliminating restraints: A trigonal‐bipyramidal structure has been found to be the energetically favored geometry of the hypervalent AX5 molecule Sb(C6F5)5 in the solid state and also in fluid solution, where molecules move freely and no crystal packing effects operate (see picture).

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012-03, Vol.51 (11), p.2754-2757
Main Authors: García-Monforte, M. Angeles, Alonso, Pablo J., Ara, Irene, Menjón, Babil, Romero, Pilar
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
hypervalent compounds
organometallic chemistry
structure elucidation
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Summary:Eliminating restraints: A trigonal‐bipyramidal structure has been found to be the energetically favored geometry of the hypervalent AX5 molecule Sb(C6F5)5 in the solid state and also in fluid solution, where molecules move freely and no crystal packing effects operate (see picture).
ISSN:1433-7851
1521-3773
DOI:10.1002/anie.201108858