Reactive Noble-Gas Compounds Explored by 3D Electron Diffraction: XeF2–MnF4 Adducts and a Facile Sample Handling ProcedureClick to copy article linkArticle link copied!
- Klemen MotalnKlemen MotalnJožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaJožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaMore by Klemen Motaln
- Kshitij GurungKshitij GurungDepartment of Structure Analysis, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1999/2, Prague 8, 18221, Czech RepublicMore by Kshitij Gurung
- Petr BrázdaPetr BrázdaDepartment of Structure Analysis, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1999/2, Prague 8, 18221, Czech RepublicMore by Petr Brázda
- Anton KokaljAnton KokaljJožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaJožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaMore by Anton Kokalj
- Kristian RadanKristian RadanJožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaMore by Kristian Radan
- Mirela DragomirMirela DragomirJožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaJožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaMore by Mirela Dragomir
- Boris ŽemvaBoris ŽemvaJožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaJožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaMore by Boris Žemva
- Lukáš Palatinus*Lukáš Palatinus*Email: [email protected] (L.P.).Department of Structure Analysis, Institute of Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Na Slovance 1999/2, Prague 8, 18221, Czech RepublicMore by Lukáš Palatinus
- Matic Lozinšek*Matic Lozinšek*Email: [email protected] (M.L.).Jožef Stefan Institute, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaJožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Jamova cesta 39, 1000 Ljubljana, SloveniaMore by Matic Lozinšek
Abstract
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Recent advances in 3D electron diffraction (3D ED) have succeeded in matching the capabilities of single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SCXRD), while requiring only submicron crystals for successful structural investigations. One of the many diverse areas to benefit from the 3D ED structural analysis is main-group chemistry, where compounds are often poorly crystalline or single-crystal growth is challenging. A facile method for loading and transferring highly air-sensitive and strongly oxidizing samples at low temperatures to a transmission electron microscope (TEM) for 3D ED analysis was successfully developed and tested on xenon(II) compounds from the XeF2–MnF4 system. The crystal structures determined on nanometer-sized crystallites by dynamical refinement of the 3D ED data are in complete agreement with the results obtained by SCXRD on micrometer-sized crystals and by periodic density-functional theory (DFT) calculations, demonstrating the applicability of this approach for structural studies of noble-gas compounds and highly reactive species in general. The compounds 3XeF2·2MnF4, XeF2·MnF4, and XeF2·2MnF4 are rare examples of structurally fully characterized xenon difluoride–metal tetrafluoride adducts and thus advance our knowledge of the diverse structural chemistry of these systems, which also includes the hitherto poorly characterized first noble-gas compound, “XePtF6”.
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