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Wiley, Chemistry - A European Journal, 7(21), p. 2961-2965, 2014

DOI: 10.1002/chem.201404505

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The Formation of High-Order Polybromides in a Room-Temperature Ionic Liquid: From Monoanions ([Br5]− to [Br11]−) to the Isolation of [PC16H36]2[Br24] as Determined by van der Waals Bonding Radii

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Abstract

An unprecedented diversity of high-order bromine catenates (anionic polybromides) was generated in a tetraalkylphosphonium-based room temperature ionic liquid system. Raman spectroscopy was used to identify polybromide monoanions ranging from [Br5]− to [Br11]− in the bulk solution, while single-crystal X-ray diffraction identified extended networks of linked [Br11]− units, forming a previously unknown polymeric [Br24]2− dianion. This represents the largest polybromide species identified to date. In combination with recent work, this suggests that other, higher order molecular polybromide ions might be isolated.