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Searching for Monomeric Nickel Tetrafluoride: Unravelling Infrared Matrix Isolation Spectra of Higher Nickel Fluorides

Li, Lin; Sakr, Ahmed K.; Schlöder, Tobias; Klein, Siri; Beckers, Helmut; Kitsaras, Marios?Petros; Snelling, Howard V.; Young, Nigel A.; Andrae, Dirk; Riedel, Sebastian

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Lin Li

Ahmed K. Sakr

Tobias Schlöder

Siri Klein

Helmut Beckers

Marios?Petros Kitsaras

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Dr Nigel Young N.A.Young@hull.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer/ Director of Studies/ Deputy Head of Chemistry and Biochemistry/ Industrial Placements Coordinator

Dirk Andrae

Sebastian Riedel



Abstract

Binary transition metal fluorides are textbook examples combining complex electronic features with most fundamental molecular structures. High‐valent nickel fluorides are among the strongest known fluorinating and oxidizing agents, but there is a lack of experimental structural and spectroscopic investigations on molecular NiF3 or NiF4. Apart from their demanding synthesis, also their quantum‐chemical description is difficult due to their open shell nature and low‐lying excited electronic states. Distorted tetrahedral NiF4 (D2d) and trigonal planar NiF3 (D3h) molecules were produced by thermal evaporation and laser ablation of nickel atoms in a fluorine/noble gas mixture and spectroscopically identified by a joint matrix‐isolation and quantum‐chemical study. Their vibrational band positions provide detailed insights into their molecular structures.

Citation

Li, L., Sakr, A. K., Schlöder, T., Klein, S., Beckers, H., Kitsaras, M., …Riedel, S. (2021). Searching for Monomeric Nickel Tetrafluoride: Unravelling Infrared Matrix Isolation Spectra of Higher Nickel Fluorides. Angewandte Chemie, 60(12), 6391-6394. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202015501

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Dec 10, 2020
Online Publication Date Dec 10, 2020
Publication Date Mar 15, 2021
Deposit Date Mar 10, 2021
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Angewandte Chemie
Print ISSN 1433-7851
Electronic ISSN 1521-3757
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 60
Issue 12
Pages 6391-6394
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202015501
Keywords Nickel fluorides; Matrix isolation; Computational chemistry
Public URL https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3703873

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