Capturing neon - the first experimental structure of neon trapped within a metal-organic environment

Chem Commun (Camb). 2016 Aug 21;52(65):10048-51. doi: 10.1039/c6cc04808k. Epub 2016 Jul 25.

Abstract

Despite being the fifth most abundant element in the atmosphere, neon has never been observed in an organic or metal-organic environment. This study shows the adsorption of this highly unreactive element within such an environment and reveals the first crystallographic observation of an interaction between neon and a transition metal.