Ligand Rigidity as a Design Principle for Planar Pentacoordinate Fluorine

Key Points

• The study aims to explore the stabilization of planar hypercoordinate fluorine using a zinc oxide framework.
• Analyzed the D5h coordination geometry in Zn5O5 framework.
• Investigated bonding characteristics and electrostatic interactions.
• Identified the Zn5O5 framework as a global minimum for planar hypercoordinate fluorine.
• Found that bonding is primarily electrostatic with some minor contributions.