Xenon chemistry advances

Although xenon has the stable octet configuration and is thought to be as inert as other noble gases, several xenon compounds have been prepared. The first xenon compound synthesized by N. Bartlett in 1962 was a red sohd, XePtFe, made by the reaction of xenon with platinum hexafluoride undergoing the following oxidation sequence (Cotton, F. A., Wilkinson G., Murillo, C. A. and M. Bochmann. 1999. Advanced Inorganic Chemistry, ed., pp. 588. New York John Wiley Sons) ... 

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