| Title | Superacid anions: Crystal and molecular structures of oxonium undecafluorodiantimonate(V), [H3O][Sb2F11], cesium fluorosulfate, CsSO3F, cesium hydrogen bis(fluorosulfate), Cs[H(SO3F)(2)], cesium tetrakis(fluorosulfato)aurate(III), Cs[Au(SO3F)(4)], cesium |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1996 |
| Authors | Zhang, DL, Rettig, SJ, Trotter, J, Aubke, F |
| Journal | Inorganic Chemistry |
| Volume | 35 |
| Pagination | 6113-6130 |
| Date Published | Oct |
| Type of Article | Article |
| ISBN Number | 0020-1669 |
| Keywords | ACIDS, BEHAVIOR, CATIONS, CONSTANTS, DERIVATIVES, FLUORIDE, FLUOROSULFATE, GOLD(III), TRIS(FLUOROSULFATE), VIBRATIONAL-SPECTRA, WEAKLY COORDINATING ANIONS |
| Abstract | {In order to understand the reasons for the low nucleophilicity of superacid anions, a systematic, comparative study of six superacid anions by single-crystal X-ray diffraction is undertaken. From magic acid, HSO3F-SbF5, surprisingly, single crystals of oxonium undecafluorodiantimonate(V), [H3O][Sb2F11], 1, are obtained. In the remaining five salts the cesium ion, Cs+, is used as the countercation. Both CsSO3F, 2, and its solvate Cs[H(SO3F)(2)], 3, are derived from the Bronsted superacid HSO3F. The conjugate noble metal superacid systems HSO3F-Au(SO3F)(3) and HSO3F-Pt(SO3F)(4) provide cesium tetrakis(fluorosulfato)aurate(III) Cs[Au(SO3F)(4)], 4, and cesium hexakis (fluorosulfato)platinate(IV) Cs-2[Pt(SO3F)(6)], 5. Cesium hexakis (fluorosulfato)antimonate(V) Cs[Sb(SO3F)(6)], 6, whose synthesis is described here in detail, provides evidence for the possible existence of a new conjugate superacid system, HSO3F-Sb(SO3F)(5). Crystals of [H3O][Sb2F11] (1, H3F11OSb2) are orthorhombic |
| URL | <Go to ISI>://A1996VL61100024 |
