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. 2015 Aug 14;6(11):6614–6623. doi: 10.1039/c5sc02076j

Table 3. Hypervalent molecules and ions.

Species γ(X) Species γ(X)
CLi6 γ(C) = 10 FLi2 γ(F) = 9
HN3, N3 γ(N) = 10 PPS γ(P) = 8.94
CH2NN γ(N) = 10 HArF γ(Ar) = 8.63
CH2NCH γ(N) = 10 HKrF γ(Kr) = 8.58
NNS, PNS γ(N) = 10 Me3NO γ(N) = 8.56
NS2 γ(N) = 10 ClNO2 γ(N) = 8.55
OLi4 γ(O) = 10 HXeF γ(Xe) = 8.39
XeF2O3 γ(Xe) = 9.32 CF3NO2 γ(N) = 8.35
NNO γ(N) = 9.28 Ph3I γ(I) = 8.30
PNO γ(N) = 9.20 MeONO2 γ(N) = 8.26
HCNO a γ(N) = 9.14 MeNO2 γ(N) = 8.13
NH4 radical γ(N) = 9 PhNO2 γ(N) = 8.13
N5+ γ(N) = 9 Ph4Se γ(Se) = 8.10

a γ(N) = 8.70 for CNO ion.