Formation of Al13I-: Evidence for the Superhalogen Character of Al13

Science

Volumn 304, Issue 5667, 2004, Pages 84-87

  Bergeron, Denis E ^a   Castleman Jr , A Welford ^a   Morisato, Tsuguo ^b   Khanna, Shiv N ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; HALIDE MINERALS; IODINE; STABILITY;

ELECTRONIC SHELLS;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS;

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; HALOGEN; IODINE;

ALUMINUM;

AB INITIO CALCULATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GEOMETRY; HALOGENATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS;

EID: 1842477214     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1093902     Document Type: Article

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