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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Liu MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5462790 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20170607 1
Hypervalent molecules are one of the exceptions to the octet rule. Bonding in most hypervalent molecules is well rationalized by the Rundle-Pimentel model (three-center four-electron bond), and high ionic bonding between the ligands and the central atom is essential for stabilizing hypervalent molecules. Here, we produced one of the simplest hypervalent anions, HF<sup>-</sup>, which is known to deviate from the Rundle-Pimentel model, and identified its ro-vibrational features. High-level ab init ...[more]