Description
Superhalogens and Superalkalis is a comprehensive volume designed as the go-to resource on the exciting and evolving topics of these special classes of atomic clusters and the acid salt that results from their interactions. The book details how these substances possess not only unusual structures but also unique properties which can be exploited for various applications.
Superhalogens’ strong oxidizing capacity, resulting from their high-electron affinity, leads to their applications in the design of superacids, organic superconductors, and ionic liquids. The low ionization energy of superalkalis enables them to act as strong reducing agents, making them useful in the design of superbases and alkalides. Illustrated throughout, this timely book provides an overview of the research and development on these and other aspects of superhalogen and superalkalis.
Key features:
- Offers a basic introduction of superatoms that is accessible for readers to understand
- Includes extensive study questions after each chapter
- Provides a systematic presentation of the existing literature on this increasingly trending topic
- Presents the latest developments in the field, offering readers state-of-art knowledge
This book is a key reference guide for graduate students, postdocs, upper-level undergraduate students, academic professionals, and researchers who are interested in this fascinating topic.
Table of Contents
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1. Aromatic Superatoms 2. Doubly charged superhalogen systems 3. Superhalogen properties of some transition metal oxides 4.Transition Metal Fluorides as Superhalogens 5. Metalloboranes As Unusual Superhalogens 6. Design and potential applications of superalkalis 7. Mass spectrometry and superalkali clusters 8. Superalkalis in the Design of Strong Bases and Superbases 9. Ab initio study on complexes of superalkali LinFn−1 (n = 2 − 4) clusters with Li@C60 and C60 fullerenes 10. A Computational Survey on Superalkali and Superhalogen Assisted Noble Gas Compounds 11. Superhalogens-Based Superacids
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