Planar Hexacoordinate Chlorine

Key Points

• This research aims to explore the coordination limits of halogens, specifically focusing on chlorine's ability to coordinate six metal atoms.
• Identifying Cl©Zn6O6– as a global minimum
• Analyzing the potential energy surface
• Studying the coordination properties of chlorine
• Demonstrated that chlorine can coordinate six metal centers instead of the typical five
• Identified Cl©Zn6O6– as a stable chemical structure
• Expanded the understanding of halogen coordination chemistry