The first publication of our group has just been accepted for publication in Inorganic Chemsitry!! This is a big moment for #TeamXenon, which introduces us in the field of organoxenon chemistry. It is a detailed work led by Pablo and with contributions from Moritz, Michael and Paulin during their master research internships, which deserves a big congratulations to all them! It was not easy to achieve this but the outcome is worth it ;)
Here we provide a general approach for the synthesis of arylxenonium(II) tetrafluoroborate salts [RXe][BF4] (R = fluorinated aryl group), which can be performed safely and with the need of no special equipment. Our study has an unifying character since it does not only feature a big family of arylxenon species, but also provides a predictive framework for the design of new ones. With this, we hope we open the door to a new era for this fascinating compounds.
You can read more about it here.
