Study of the MAu6(M = Cr, Mo, W) molecular species: A transition from halogenlike to hydrogenlike chemical behavior for gold
- 22 April 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
- Vol. 6 (11) , 2904-2906
- https://doi.org/10.1039/b404255g
Abstract
Quantum chemical calculations suggest that a series of molecules with the general formula MAu6 are stable, where M is a a group 6 atom, Cr, Mo, W, respectively. These species have a structure analogous to the corresponding MH6 compounds, while they differ from the MX6, where X is a halogen. The further reaction MAu6 + 3Au2 → MAu12 is strongly exothermic.This publication has 25 references indexed in Scilit:
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