Structure and electron affinity of platinum fluorides.
The structure, stability, and electron affinity of the even numbered molecular platinum fluorides PtF(2)(n) (n = 1-4) were studied by scalar relativistic density functional and coupled cluster methods. The di, tetra, and hexafluorides possess triplet ground states, while PtF(8) is a singlet. Formation of the latter from PtF(6) and F(2) is found to be endothermic. Differences between adiabiatic and vertical electron affinities are only significant for PtF(2).
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Department of Chemistry, The University of Auckland, Private Bag 92019, Auckland, New Zealand.
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