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New Species / High Oxidation States
Mercury Oxyfluoride (OHgF) Synthesized
Experiments with mercury amalgams as a source for laser ablated Hg atoms as reaction partners with OF2 gave strong HgF2 infrared absorptions and new bands in the Hg-F stretching region for the OHgF and FOHgF molecules trapped in solid neon and argon. Assignment of these new bands to the first oxyfluoride of mercury, OHgF, and to the FOHgF insertion product is supported by quantum-chemical methods.
 Cover Angew. Chem.
Publication
in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
C&EN
reports about OHgF
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New Species / Polyhalogen Anions
Structural Proof for a Higher Polybromide Monoanion: Investigation of [N(C3H7)4][Br9]
Bromine’s nine: The first crystal structure of a higher polybromide monoanion, [NPr4][Br9] is reported along with its IR and Raman spectra (see picture). Owing to its low melting point and vapor pressure, this substance can be classified as an ionic liquid. It shows surprisingly high conductivity which may enable its applications as electrolyte in batteries.
Publication
in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.
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New Species / High Oxidation States
Formation and Characterization of the
IrO4 with Ir in the Oxidation State +VIII
A state of eight: Iridium atoms insert into dioxygen
to form iridium dioxide molecules in solid noble-gas
matrixes. Annealing allows formation of the iridium
dioxide superoxide complex [( 1-O2)IrO2], which isomerizes
under IR irradiation to the iridium dioxide peroxide
complex [(2-O2)IrO2]. These complexes
photochemically rearrange to the more stable iridium
tetroxide molecule with an iridium oxidation state
of +VIII.
Publication
in Angew. Chem.
C&EN
reports about Iridium VIII as IrO4
IrVIII
wieder im Rennen
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Conferences
Start:
21. July 2013
End:
25. July 2013
Location:
Paris, France
http://www.c2s-organisation.com/esfc-paris2013/
| Matrix-Isolation Spectroscopy |
Start:
21 July 2013
End:
26 July 2013
Location:
Jyväskylä, Finland
Start:
25. June 2012
End:
30. June 2012
Location:
Boulder, Colorado, USA
www.colorado.edu/chemistry/icqc2012/
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