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Cl©Li 5 Cl 5 - : A Star-like Superhalogen Anion Featuring a Planar Pentacoordinate Chlorine at the Center

Among the known planar pentacoordinate atoms, chlorine is missing due to its large radius and high electronegativity. Herein, we report the first star-like superhalogen anion Cl©Li Cl ( ), which contains a planar pentacoordinate chlorine (ppCl) at the center. Computer structural searches and high-le...

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Published in:Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2024-08, Vol.29 (16)
Main Authors: Bai, Li-Xia, Gao, Cai-Yue, Guo, Jin-Chang, Li, Si-Dian
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Language:English
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Summary:Among the known planar pentacoordinate atoms, chlorine is missing due to its large radius and high electronegativity. Herein, we report the first star-like superhalogen anion Cl©Li Cl ( ), which contains a planar pentacoordinate chlorine (ppCl) at the center. Computer structural searches and high-level calculations reveal that is a true global minimum (GM) on the potential energy surfaces. Molecular dynamics simulations indicate it is kinetically stable against isomerization or decomposition. Although detailed chemical bonding analyses reveal one delocalized 6c-2e σ bond over the Cl©Li central unit and five delocalized 3c-2e σ bonds along the periphery, while aromaticity has very little beneficial effect on stability, instead, ionic interaction dominates the stability of the system. More encouragingly, with the large HOMO-LUMO energy gap of 7.66 eV and vertical detachment energy of 7.87 eV, the highly chemically inert can be viewed as a typical superhalogen anion and is possible to be synthesized and characterized in future experiments.
ISSN:1420-3049