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[Ge9{Si(SiMe3)3}3{SnPh3}]: A Tetrasubstituted and Neutral Deltahedral Nine-Atom Cluster†

  1. Feng Li1,
  2. Dr. Alvaro Muñoz-Castro2,
  3. Prof. Slavi C. Sevov1,*

Article first published online: 23 JUL 2012

DOI: 10.1002/anie.201202906

Issue

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 51, Issue 34, pages 8581–8584, August 20, 2012

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Li, F., Muñoz-Castro, A. and Sevov, S. C. (2012), [Ge9{Si(SiMe3)3}3{SnPh3}]: A Tetrasubstituted and Neutral Deltahedral Nine-Atom Cluster . Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 51: 8581–8584. doi: 10.1002/anie.201202906

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 (USA) http://www.nd.edu/∼ssevov

  2. 2

    Departamento de Ciencias Quimicas, Universidad Andres Bello, Ave. Republica 275, 8370146 Santiago (Chile)

*Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556 (USA) http://www.nd.edu/∼ssevov

  1. †

    We thank the National Science Foundation (CHE-0742365) for the financial support of this research. A.M.-C. is supported by FONDECYT 11100027 and P07-006-F. We also thank Dr. Jaroslav Zajicek for the help with NMR spectroscopy.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 14 AUG 2012
  2. Article first published online: 23 JUL 2012
  3. Manuscript Revised: 29 MAY 2012
  4. Manuscript Received: 16 APR 2012

Funded by

  • National Science Foundation. Grant Number: CHE-0742365
  • FONDECYT. Grant Numbers: 11100027, P07-006-F

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Keywords:

  • clusters;
  • germanium;
  • structure elucidation;
  • Zintl anions
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Reaching neutral territory: The title compound, the first tetrasubstituted deltahedral Zintl cluster, is no longer an ion (see picture; Ge green, Si purple, Sn blue). It is a neutral molecule formed by a reaction of the trisilylated anion with Ph3SnCl.

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