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SUBMITTER: Li WL
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8578558 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Li Wan-Lu WL Chen Teng-Teng TT Chen Wei-Jia WJ Li Jun J Wang Lai-Sheng LS
Nature communications 20211109 1
Lanthanide (Ln) elements are generally found in the oxidation state +II or +III, and a few examples of +IV and +V compounds have also been reported. In contrast, monovalent Ln(+I) complexes remain scarce. Here we combine photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical calculations to study Ln-doped octa-boron clusters (LnB<sub>8</sub><sup>-</sup>, Ln = La, Pr, Tb, Tm, Yb) with the rare +I oxidation state. The global minimum of the LnB<sub>8</sub><sup>-</sup> species changes from C<sub>s</sub> to C<su ...[more]