Xenon difluoride, XeF2, can act as a Lewis base toward metal cations such as Ag+ and Cd2+.
a. In these cases, do you expect the XeF2 to exert its basicity through the lone pairs on Xe or those on F?
b. [Ag(XeF2)2]AsF6 and [Cd(XeF2)2](BF4)2 have both been synthesized. In which case, AsF6 - or BF4 -, do you expect the fluorines to act as stronger Lewis bases? Explain briefly. (See G. Tavcar, B. Zemva, Inorg. Chem. , 2005 , 44 , 1525.)
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