Noble gas compounds and chemistry: a brief review of interrelations and interactions with fluorine-containing species

This review is composed of six vignettes. They deal with respectively: the reaction of Xe and PtF6; the reaction of O2 and O3 with PtF6; salts of O+, the covalent OF, and noble gas-containing cations; synthesis, reactions and structure of [XeO2]+ en route to [XeF]+ salts; [Xe2]+, green and related species; neutral xenon oxides, nonmetal oxyanions, and a nonmetal fluoride “mid-valence” crisis. Interrelations and interactions are emphasized.