Liquid Ammonia: More than an Innocent Solvent for Zintl Anions.

ABSTRACT: Liquid ammonia as the original solvent for Zintl anions has been replaced by easier to handle or more versatile solvents in most recent Zintl chemistry. However, methodological advances have made it possible to structurally investigate the anions in ammoniate crystals via crystallography or in the solutions themselves via nuclear magnetic resonance. While in some cases liquid ammonia acts as an innocent solvent, it also provides different possibilities of direct involvement in chemical reactions. In addition to simple dissolution without changes to the anions observed in the solid starting materials, protonation of the anion, incongruent dissolution involving redox processes, and further oxidation and reduction products have been observed. The use of the solvent liquid ammonia under ambien

SUBMITTER: Gartner S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11523214 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature