Planar hypercoordinate fluorine is rare due to the high electronegativity of F. A Zn5O5 framework stabilizes D5h F©Zn5O5− as a global minimum. The bonding is predominantly electrostatic with a minor covalent contribution. A detachment energy of 6.29 eV places the cluster in the superhalogen regime.
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L. Bai, Y. Cheng, F. Martínez-Villarino, L. Diego, J. Guo and G. Merino, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC01294A
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