Pt₁₂H₂₄ ^-: A Cuboctahedral Platinum Hydride Cluster Cage.

ABSTRACT: The platinum hydride cluster Pt₁₂H₂₄ ^- is studied in gas phase by a combination of trapped ion electron diffraction and density functional theory computations. We find a cuboctahedral platinum cage with bridge bound hydrogen atoms. This unusual structure is stabilized by Pt-H-Pt multicenter bonds and shows characteristics of spherical aromaticity.

SUBMITTER: Gojare S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11614364 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature