Interaction of B12F122–sup> with All-cis 1,2,3,4,5,6 Hexafluorocyclohexane in the Gas Phase
文摘
Clusters of all-cis 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexafluorocyclohexane and the dodecafluorododecaboron dianion, [C<sub>6sub>F<sub>6sub>H<sub>6sub>]<sub>nsub>[B<sub>12sub>F<sub>12sub>]<sup>2–sup> (n = 0–4), are investigated in a combined experimental and computational study. DFT calculations and IRMPD spectra in the region of 800–2000 cm<sup>–1sup> indicate that C<sub>6sub>H<sub>6sub>F<sub>6sub> binds to open trigonal faces of B<sub>12sub>F<sub>12sub><sup>2–sup> via a three-point interlocking binding motif. Calculated binding interactions reveal substantial contributions from C–H···F hydrogen bonding and binding energies that are among the strongest observed for a neutral-anion system.