Halogenated benzene cation radicals.

The halogenated benzenes C(6)HF(5), 2,4,6-C(6)H(3)F(3), 2,3,5,6-C(6)H(2)F(4), C(6)F(6), C(6)Cl(6), C(6)Br(6), and C(6)I(6) were converted into their corresponding cation radicals by using various strong oxidants. The cation-radical salts were isolated and characterized by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) spectroscopy and by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The thermal stability of the cation radicals increased with decreasing hydrogen content.

The transition metal hexafluorides.

The nine transition metal hexafluorides present a unique series of closely related compounds. Deviations from octahedral structures are influenced by Jahn-Teller effects and spin orbit coupling. The most pronounced chemical behaviour is the increasing electron affinity in the direction WF(6)--> PtF(6) and MoF(6)--> RuF(6), so that with PtF(6) and RuF(6) values of 7 eV or higher are reached.