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Exclusive p encapsulation of light alkali metal cations by a neutral molecule
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posted on 2023-06-08, 22:08 authored by Rüdiger Bertermann, Holger Braunschweig, Philipp Constantinidis, Theresa Dellermann, Rian D Dewhurst, William C Ewing, Ingo Fischer, Thomas Kramer, Jan Mies, Ashwini K Phukan, Alfredo VargasAlfredo VargasCation-p interactions are one of the most important classes of non-covalent bonding, and are seen throughout biology, chemistry and materials science. However, in almost every documented case, these interactions play only a supporting role to much stronger covalent or dative bonds, making examples of exclusive cation-p bonding exceedingly rare. In this work, a neutral diboryne molecule is found to encapsulate the light alkali metal cations Li+ and Na+ in the absence of a net charge, covalent bonds, or lone-pair donor groups. The resulting encapsulation complexes are to our knowledge the first structurally authenticated species in which a neutral molecule binds the light alkali metals exclusively through cation-p interactions.
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Angewandte Chemie International EditionISSN
1521-3773Publisher
Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, WeinheimExternal DOI
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44Volume
54Page range
13090-13094Department affiliated with
- Chemistry Publications
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2015-09-14Usage metrics
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