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Interaction between iodonium and silver cation was demonstrated for the first time

Interaction between iodonium and silver cation was demonstrated for the first time
2021-02-12
(Press-News.org) An international research team led by Professor Kari Rissanen of the University of Jyvaskyla (Finland) and Professor Antonio Frontera of the University of Balearic Islands (Spain) has demonstrated that positively charged iodine (termed iodonium) is able to favorably interact with a silver cation (Ag+), overcoming the strong electrostatic repulsion. The research was published online in Chem -journal 8th of February 2021.

It is well known and intuitive that iodide (I-) has a strong affinity for Ag+. For instance, AgI is one of the most insoluble inorganic salts due to the strength of their attractive electrostatic force. In fact, it is used to generate artificial rain (cloud seeding) because the crystalline structure of AgI is similar to that of ice (ideal nucleation agent).

However, the strong and counter-intuitive affinity of iodonium (I+) for Ag+ was not known until now. An international research group have succeeded in preparing and characterising a supramolecular complex where I+ and Ag+ are in close contact, thus overcoming the intrinsic electrostatic repulsion of their positive charges. Remarkably, the I+···Ag+ interaction was demonstrated both in the solid state and in solution.

"The explanation provided is that the iodine atom, even as a positively charged cation, is able to generously donate electrons from its free electron lone pairs to the Ag+. Therefore, no matter the electronic nature of iodine, rich or poor, it seems its generosity toward the Ag+ is boundless", says Professor Kari Rissanen from University of Jyvaskyla.

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The research group included Dr. Shilin Yu, M.Sc. Parveen Kumar, Dr. Jas S. Ward and Professor Kari Rissanen from University of Jyväskylä and Prof. Antonio Frontera from at the University of the Balearic Islands.

For further information: Professor Kari Rissanen, University of Jyväskylä, tel. +358 50 5623 721, kari.t.rissanen@jyu.fi
Professor Antonio Frontera, University of the Balearic Islands, tel. +34 971 173262, toni.frontera@uib.es


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