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Beyond state I

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Although caesium is well known in its oxidation state +I, many chemists have speculated about a possible higher state. Such a species has not yet been prepared, but based on quantum-chemical calculations CsFn compounds have now been predicted to be stable.

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Free University of Berlin, Fabeckstrasse 34-36, Berlin, 14195, Germany

    Sebastian Riedel

  2. Centre for Theoretical Chemistry and Physics, The New Zealand Institute for Advanced Study, Massey University Auckland, Auckland, 0745, New Zealand

    Peter Schwerdtfeger

  3. Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, Marburg, D-35032, Germany

    Peter Schwerdtfeger

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Riedel, S., Schwerdtfeger, P. Beyond state I. Nature Chem 5, 815–816 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1767

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