Crystal_structure_miningInteresting ChemistryAnionsAromatizationCation–pi InteractionChemical Sciences
Published in Henry Rzepa's Blog
Author Henry Rzepa
Both the cyclopropenium cation and the cyclopentadienide anion are well-known 4n+2-type aromatic ions, but could the two together form an ion-pair? A search of the Cambridge structure database reveals 52 instances of the cyclopropenium cation with a variety of counter-anions, 77 cyclopentadienide anions with a variety of counter-cations and one (SOWMOG, private communication to CSD) where the two sub-structures are common.