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Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers

Acidity/hydridicity evaluation of Sb–H bonds and formation of a new group 15 metal cluster topology

Mitchell A. Z. MacEachern,a   Tanner George ORCID logo ab  and  Saurabh S. Chitnis ORCID logo *ac  

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a Department of Chemistry, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
E-mail: chitnis@uvic.ca

b Department of Chemistry, Saint Mary's University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

c Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

Abstract

We report the first estimates for the proton transfer ability and hydride donor ability of a fifth-row E–H bond besides Sn–H bonds. A new D2d-symmetric cluster type for M8 species (M = pnictogen) is shown, along with the first amido-stibanide. Sterically determined deprotonation and redox outcomes are demonstrated.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5QI02115D
Article type
Research Article
Submitted
15 Oct 2025
Accepted
22 Nov 2025
First published
27 Nov 2025
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Inorg. Chem. Front., 2026, Advance Article

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Acidity/hydridicity evaluation of Sb–H bonds and formation of a new group 15 metal cluster topology

M. A. Z. MacEachern, T. George and S. S. Chitnis, Inorg. Chem. Front., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D5QI02115D

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