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Stabilizing H3−: Or Are We Stabilizing a Proton?

  1. Prof. Sławomir J. Grabowski1,2,
  2. Prof. Roald Hoffmann3,*

Article first published online: 19 APR 2012

DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201200182

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ChemPhysChem

ChemPhysChem

Volume 13, Issue 9, pages 2286–2288, June 18, 2012

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Grabowski, S. J. and Hoffmann, R. (2012), Stabilizing H3−: Or Are We Stabilizing a Proton?. ChemPhysChem, 13: 2286–2288. doi: 10.1002/cphc.201200182

Author Information

  1. 1

    Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia Euskadi (Spain)

  2. 2

    IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, 48011 Bilbao Euskadi (Spain)

  3. 3

    Baker Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853 (USA)

*Baker Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca NY 14853 (USA)

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 12 JUN 2012
  2. Article first published online: 19 APR 2012
  3. Manuscript Received: 1 MAR 2012

Funded by

  • National Science Foundation. Grant Number: CHE-0910623

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Keywords:

  • computational chemistry;
  • gas-phase chemistry;
  • H+ complexes;
  • Li ions;
  • stabilizing H3−
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Gestalt: The (LiHHHLi)+ cation can be looked at in two ways - as a stabilized linear H3− anion. Or as two LiH molecules stabilizing a proton. It is not certain if this interesting pentatomic cation can be detected, for it is computed to have only marginal stability with respect to decomposition to its only likely escape channel, to a complex of H2 and the LiHLi+ ion.

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