[P6Se12]4-: a phosphorus-rich selenophosphate with low-valent P centers.
The new selenophosphate Rb4P6Se12 features the trans-decalin-like, [P6Se12]4- anion, a phosphorus-rich species that possesses three parallel P-P bonds and formally P2+ and P4+ centers. The synthesis of Rb4P6Se12 was accomplished with the reductive addition of P to RbPSe6 and represents an interesting example of how alkali chalcophosphates can serve as starting materials to produce new compounds under mild reaction conditions.
Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA.
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Chung
Angela L
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Karst
David P
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Weliky
Mercouri G
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Kanatzidis