Calculations by the PCM/B3LYP/6-311G++(3d5f7)&Xe- 3-111G(3d5)PCM/B3LYP/6-311G-(3d5f7)&Xe-3- 111G(d5) method show that, despite the higher electronegativity of the nitrogen atom, the interaction between the CN- anion and the (pentaphenyl)xenonium(II) cation forms a xenon-carbon bond which is stronger by 6 kcal mol-1 than the direct ionic bond between CN- and Xe+.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1729-1731
Number of pages3
JournalRussian Journal of General Chemistry
Volume76
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2006

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