Direct Information on Structure and Energetic Features of Cu<sup>+</sup>−Xe Species Formed in MFI-Type Zeolite at Room Temperature
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The interacted species of Xe with metal ions that are stable at room temperature are not known and are a subject of interest for fundamental chemistry. We have experimentally found a new and stable Xe species, XeCu<sup>+</sup>, which was formed at room temperature in a copper ion-exchanged MFI-type zeolite. The presence of a prominent interaction between Cu<sup>+</sup> in MFI and Xe, which has a covalent nature, was for the first time evidenced from experimental in situ synchrotron X-ray absorption fine structure and heat of adsorption measurements: the Cu<sup>+</sup>−Xe bond length of 2.45 Å and the bonding energy of ca. 60 kJ mol<sup>−1</sup>. The bonding nature between Xe and Cu<sup>+</sup> in the MFI zeolite was discussed utilizing density functional theory; the observed significant stabilization comes from the d(Cu<sup>+</sup> in MFI)−p(Xe) orbital interaction. These new findings may pave a new way to developing fundamental chemistry of Xe compounds