Ligand Rigidity as a Design Principle for Planar Pentacoordinate Fluorine

Lixia Bai; Yaxuan Cheng; Fernando Martínez-Villarino; Luz Diego; Jin‐Chang Guo; Gabriel Vallejo Merino

doi:10.1039/d6cc01294a

January 1, 2026Chemical Communications

Ligand Rigidity as a Design Principle for Planar Pentacoordinate Fluorine

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The study aims to explore the stabilization of planar hypercoordinate fluorine using a zinc oxide framework.
Analyzed the D5h coordination geometry in Zn5O5 framework.
Investigated bonding characteristics and electrostatic interactions.
Identified the Zn5O5 framework as a global minimum for planar hypercoordinate fluorine.
Found that bonding is primarily electrostatic with some minor contributions.

Implication

This research demonstrates the stability of planar hypercoordinate fluorine in a zinc oxide framework, implying new design principles.

Abstract

Planar hypercoordinate fluorine is rare due to the high electronegativity of fluorine. A Zn5O5 framework stabilizes D5h F©Zn5O5– as a global minimum. The bonding is predominantly electrostatic with a minor...

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Bai et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Ligand Rigidity as a Design Principle for Planar Pentacoordinate Fluorine

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