Xenon fluorides can act as powerful fluoride ion donors. When reacts with a strong Lewis acid like Antimony pentafluoride (), what is the exact nature of the resulting ionic complex?

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Xenon fluorides can act as powerful fluoride ion donors. When $XeF_6$ reacts with a strong Lewis acid like Antimony pentafluoride ($SbF_5$), what is the exact nature of the resulting ionic complex?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: C. acts as a fluoride donor to the strong Lewis acid . It loses an ion to form the cationic xenon species , while the acceptor atom becomes the fluoroanion .

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