- Tetraxenonogold(II)
Tetraxenonogold(II) or AuXe42+ is a
cation ic complex with asquare planar configuration of atoms. It is found in the compound AuXe42+(Sb2F11−)2. The AuXe42+ ion is stabilised by interactions with the fluoride atoms of the counterion. Tetraxenonogold(II) is unusual in that it is a compound of the notoriously inert atomsxenon andgold . It is also unusual in that it uses xenon as atransition metal ligand . It can be produced by reduction of AuF3 in the presence offluoroantimonic acid and xenon, and crystallised at low temperature.References
*cite journal|first=Stefan Seidel|last=Konrad Seppelt|date=2000-10-06|title=Xenon as a Complex Ligand: The Tetra Xenono Gold(II) Cation in AuXe42+(Sb2F11-)2|journal=Science|volume=290|issue=5489|pages=117–118|doi=10.1126/science.290.5489.117|accessdate=2006-09-13|pmid=11021792
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