Gas‐Phase Synthesis and Reactivity of Lithium Acetylide Ion, LiCC⁻

Abstract

No solvent, no complications! The lithium acetylide ion, which is the monolithium salt of the carbide ion, was prepared in the gas phase (see scheme; CID=collision-induced dissociation, ESI=electrospray ionization). Its reactivity and energetics are reported along with high-level computational results.