The Lewis superacid Al[N(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>3</sub> and its higher homolog Ga[N(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>3</sub> - structural features, theoretical investigation and reactions of a metal amide with higher fluoride ion affinity than SbF<sub>5</sub>.
Kögel, J F; Sorokin, D. A.; Khvorost, A.; Scott, M.; Harms, K.; Himmel, D.; Krossing, I.; Sundermeyer, J.; Chemical science 9 (2018) 245–253; doi:10.1039/c7sc03988c

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_publ_section_title
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 The Lewis superacid
 Al[N(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>3</sub> and its higher
 homolog Ga[N(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>3</sub> -
 structural features, theoretical investigation and reactions of a metal
 amide with higher fluoride ion affinity than SbF<sub>5</sub>.
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_journal_issue                   1
_journal_name_full               'Chemical science'
_journal_page_first              245
_journal_page_last               253
_journal_paper_doi               10.1039/c7sc03988c
_journal_volume                  9
_journal_year                    2018
_chemical_formula_moiety         'C36 Al1 F30 N3'
_chemical_formula_sum            'C36 Al F30 N3'
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_chemical_name_common            Aluminumtris(decafluordiphenylamide)
_chemical_properties_physical    ', Air-sensitive,Moisture-sensitive'
_space_group_IT_number           2
_space_group_name_Hall           '-P 1'
_space_group_name_H-M_alt        'P -1'
_symmetry_cell_setting           triclinic
_symmetry_space_group_name_Hall  '-P 1'
_symmetry_space_group_name_H-M   'P -1'
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_audit_creation_method           SHELXL-97
_audit_update_record
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2017-06-19 deposited with the CCDC.
2017-10-23 downloaded from the CCDC.
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_cell_angle_alpha                73.501(10)
_cell_angle_beta                 72.779(11)
_cell_angle_gamma                89.315(11)
_cell_formula_units_Z            2
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_cell_length_b                   12.7006(11)
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_cell_measurement_temperature    193(2)
_cell_measurement_theta_max      25.94
_cell_measurement_theta_min      1.97
_cell_volume                     1809.2(3)
_computing_cell_refinement       'STOE CELL'
_computing_data_collection       'STOE EXPOSE'
_computing_data_reduction        'STOE INTEGRATE'
_computing_molecular_graphics
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K. Brandenburg, H. Putz: 
Diamond - Crystal and Molecular Structure Visualization v3.2i, 
Crystal Impact GbR, Bonn, Germany, 2012
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_computing_publication_material  'WinGX publication routines (Farrugia, 1999)'
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_diffrn_ambient_temperature      193(2)
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_exptl_absorpt_process_details
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[c.f. r.h. blessing, acta cryst. (1995), a51, 33-38]
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_exptl_crystal_colour            colorless
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_exptl_crystal_density_method    'not measured'
_exptl_crystal_description       prism
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'Re-crystallisation from solvent: Toluene / Pentane'
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_refine_ls_extinction_method     none
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_refine_ls_R_factor_all          0.0661
_refine_ls_R_factor_gt           0.0375
_refine_ls_shift/su_max          0.002
_refine_ls_shift/su_mean         0.000
_refine_ls_structure_factor_coef Fsqd
_refine_ls_weighting_details
'calc w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0529P)^2^+0.0000P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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'Adding full bibliography for 1547767--1547771.cif.'
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