title: Reply to: "Comment on Probing the Properties of Polynuclear Superhalogens without Halogen Ligand via ab Initio Calculations: A Case Study on Double-Bridged [Mg2 (CN)5 ](-1) Anions by Li et al. ".
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
authors.forename: Jin-Feng
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
authors.forename: Miao-Miao
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Energy Source and Chemical Engineering, Ningxia University, Yinchuan, Ningxia, 750021, China.
authors.forename: Hongcun
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
authors.forename: Yin-Yin
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China.
authors.forename: Jian-Li
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: MOE Key Laboratory of Synthetic and Natural Functional Molecule Chemistry, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Physico-Inorganic Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Materials Science, Northwest University, Xi'an, 710069, China. rayinyin@nwu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Bing
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yin
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry*; D006219:Halogens / Q000737:chemistry*; D007477:Ions; D008024:Ligands
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D006219:Halogens; D007477:Ions; D008024:Ligands
keywords: ab initio calculations; computational chemistry; extra electron density; superhalogens; vertical electron detachment energy