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Dominik Kurzydłowski¹, Patryk Zaleski-Ejgierd²

¹Centre of New Technologies, University of Warsaw, ul. S. Banacha 2c, 02-097, Warsaw, Poland. d.kurzydlowski@cent.uw.edu.pl and Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Cardinal Stefan Wyszynski University in Warsaw, ul. K. Wóycickiego 1/3, 01-938, Warsaw, Poland.

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Researchers theoretically demonstrate a new high-pressure pathway for synthesizing bulk argon fluorides at room temperature. This breakthrough could enable the isolation of novel argon compounds previously only stable under extreme conditions.

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Area of Science:

Inorganic Chemistry
High-Pressure Chemistry
Computational Chemistry

Background:

Noble gas chemistry has advanced, enabling macroscopic xenon and krypton compounds.
Argon compounds are challenging to synthesize, typically requiring low temperatures or specific conditions.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate a novel high-pressure reaction pathway for synthesizing bulk argon fluorides.
To explore the feasibility of creating stable argon compounds at room temperature.

Main Methods:

Theoretical investigations using hybrid Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations.
Employing the HSE06 functional for computational analysis.

Main Results:

High-pressure conditions (above 60 GPa) can facilitate the synthesis of argon fluorides.
Theoretical models predict the formation of ArF2-containing molecular crystals.

Conclusions:

A new high-pressure reaction pathway offers a viable route for bulk argon fluoride synthesis.
This research opens possibilities for isolating stable argon compounds under accessible conditions.