Ag2+ is a powerful oxidizer capable of ox
id
iz
ing even O
2 in certa
in cond
it
ions. Th
is cat
ion has prev
iously been thought to be
incompat
ible w
ith water, and the synthes
is of Ag
2+ compounds has prev
iously been conducted
in anhydrous env
ironments. However, water molecules may
in fact be attached to the vorac
ious Ag
2+ cat
ion w
ithout decompos
it
ion, as shown by the format
ion and propert
ies of the complex salt [Ag(OH
2)
2][Ag(SO
4)
2]. More
informat
ion can be found
in the Full Paper by P.
J. Leszczyńsk
i and W. Grochala et al. on
i.org/10.1002/chem.201604179" rel="references:https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201604179">page 1805 ff.