Novel salts of graphite and a boron nitride salt

Abstract

Graphite is oxidized by O₂ ⁺AsF₆ ^– and by OsF₆ to give first-stage graphite salts C₈ ⁺MF₆ ^–; S₂O₆F₂ oxidizes both graphite and boron nitride to yield the salts C₁₂ ⁺-SO₃F^– and (BN)₄ ⁺SO₃F^–, the latter being the first example of a first-stage boron nitride salt.