Structural proof of a [C–F–C]+ fluoronium cation

oleh: Kurt F. Hoffmann, Anja Wiesner, Carsten Müller, Simon Steinhauer, Helmut Beckers, Muhammad Kazim, Cody Ross Pitts, Thomas Lectka, Sebastian Riedel

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2021-09-01

Deskripsi

Unlike other halogen atoms, the ability for fluorine to exist in a [C–X–C]+ connectivity pattern has only been shown in spectroscopic studies. Here the authors present a single crystal structure of a fluoronium cation, characterized by X-ray diffraction.