{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["10(44)"],"submitter":["Ma J"],"pubmed_abstract":["The reactivity of Bi<i><sub>n</sub></i><sup>-</sup> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2 to 30) with O<sub>2</sub> is found to display even-odd alternations. The open-shell even-sized Bi<i><sub>n</sub></i><sup>-</sup> clusters are more reactive than the closed-shell odd-sized clusters, except Bi<sub>18</sub><sup>-</sup>, which exhibits no observable reactivity toward O<sub>2</sub>. We have investigated the structure and bonding of Bi<sub>18</sub><sup>-</sup> to understand its remarkable resistance to oxidation. We find that the most stable structure of Bi<sub>18</sub><sup>-</sup> consists of two Bi<sub>8</sub> cages linked by a Bi<sub>2</sub> dimer, where each atom is bonded to three neighboring atoms. Chemical bonding analyses reveal that each Bi uses its three 6<i>p</i> electrons to form three covalen"],"journal":["Science advances"],"pagination":["eads4724"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC11524183"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["On the remarkable resistance to oxidation by the Bi&lt;sub&gt;18&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-&lt;/sup&gt; cluster."],"pmcid":["PMC11524183"],"pubmed_authors":["Xing XP","Li H","Schooss D","Wang LS","Bumuller D","Kappes MM","Li WL","Chen TT","Weigend F","Ma J","Jian T"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"On the remarkable resistance to oxidation by the Bi&lt;sub&gt;18&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-&lt;/sup&gt; cluster.","description":"The reactivity of Bi<i><sub>n</sub></i><sup>-</sup> clusters (<i>n</i> = 2 to 30) with O<sub>2</sub> is found to display even-odd alternations. The open-shell even-sized Bi<i><sub>n</sub></i><sup>-</sup> clusters are more reactive than the closed-shell odd-sized clusters, except Bi<sub>18</sub><sup>-</sup>, which exhibits no observable reactivity toward O<sub>2</sub>. We have investigated the structure and bonding of Bi<sub>18</sub><sup>-</sup> to understand its remarkable resistance to oxidation. We find that the most stable structure of Bi<sub>18</sub><sup>-</sup> consists of two Bi<sub>8</sub> cages linked by a Bi<sub>2</sub> dimer, where each atom is bonded to three neighboring atoms. Chemical bonding analyses reveal that each Bi uses its three 6<i>p</i> electrons to form three covalen","dates":{"release":"2024-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2024 Nov","modification":"2025-04-04T01:02:25.406Z","creation":"2025-04-04T01:02:25.406Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC11524183","cross_references":{"pubmed":["39475603"],"doi":["10.1126/sciadv.ads4724"]}}