Noble gases have a reputation for being unreactive, inert elements, but more than 60 years ago Neil Bartlett demonstrated the first way to bond xenon. He created XePtF6, an orange-yellow solid.

Noble gases have a reputation for being unreactive, inert elements, but more than 60 years ago Neil Bartlett demonstrated the first way to bond xenon. He created XePtF 6, an orange-yellow solid ...

Reactive Noble-Gas Compounds Explored by 3D Electron Diffraction: XeF2–MnF4 Adducts and a Facile Sample Handling Procedure. ACS Central Science , 2024; DOI: 10.1021/acscentsci.4c00815 Cite This ...

The team measured the xenon-fluoride (Xe–F) and manganese-fluoride (Mn–F) bond lengths and angles for nanometer-sized crystallites in the pink crystalline powder using 3D electron diffraction. Then ...