
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Harcourt, Richard D. 
T1  - Valence Bond Studies of N<emph type="8">2</emph>F<emph type="7">+</emph>
JF  - Australian Journal of Chemistry
JO  - Aust. J. Chem.
Y1  - 2003
VL  - 56
IS  - 11
SP  - 1121
EP  - 1125
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/CH03066 
N2  - The results of STO-6G valence bond (VB) calculations for the linear cation N2F+ show that (a) the dominant Lewis-type VB structures involve a single positive charge which is located on either of the nitrogen atoms, and (b) a small amount of N&#8211;F &#960;-bonding arises primarily from the formation of one-electron N&#8211;F &#960;-bonds. It is suggested that N&#8211;F &#960;-bonding is one of several factors which are responsible for the shortening of the N&#8211;F bond of N2F+ relative to that of NF4+. Valence bond and bond length considerations imply that the extent of N&#8211;O &#960;-bonding in N2O and NO43- exceeds the degree of N&#8211;F &#960;-bonding in N2F+ and NF4+. 
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