Cover Feature: Stability of AgIII towards Halides in Organosilver(III) Complexes (Chem. Eur. J. 50/2021). Issue 50 (12th August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Joven‐Sancho, Daniel; Baya, Miguel; Falvello, Larry R.; Martín, Antonio; Orduna, Jesús; Menjón, Babil
• Is Part Of: Chemistry. Volume 27:Issue 50(2021)
• Page Start: 12712
• Page End: 12712
• Publication Date: 2021-08-12
• Subjects: highest oxidation states -- inverted ligand fields -- organosilver -- silver(III) -- unimolecular processes; Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/chem.202102873
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0947-6539

Abstract

Abstract : Surprising silver : The binary silver(I) halides, AgX, are well‐known chemical species. In contrast, the only binary halide of silver(III) currently known is the fluoride AgF3 . The CF3 group provides a suitable frame to stabilise silver(III) compounds with every halogen; these have been isolated and thoroughly characterised. Multistage unimolecular fragmentation experiments demonstrate that the Ag−X bond is surprisingly robust. The sobriety of silver thus perfectly matches the colourful variety of halogens. More information can be found in the Full Paper by B. Menjón et al. (DOI: 10.1002/chem.202101859 ).