The race for the first generation of the pentazolate anion in solution is far from over.
The previous claim for the first generation of the pentazolate anion in solution was carefully reexamined; no evidence for the formation of cyclo-(N5-) was found under the reported conditions.
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Loker Research Institute, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1661, USA. schroer@usc.edu
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Schneider
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