The [XeF]+ Cation and Ion-Pairing in [MF6]– and [M2F11]– Salts (M = As, Sb, Bi)
This Lewis structure and VSEPR problem is based on a paper from Inorganic Chemistry in 2010 reporting the crystal structures of a series of salts of the [XeF]+ cation. The [MF6]– and [M2F11]– anions (M = As, Sb, Bi) were used as counterions, and in all cases, the [XeF]+ cation interacts with the anion via a weak bond between the Xe and a fluoride of the anion to form an ion-pair in the crystalline solid. These somewhat unusual ions provide an interesting application of the predictive powers of Lewis stru