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Synthesis of Nine-atom Deltahedral Zintl Ions of Germanium and their Functionalization with Organic Groups
Published on: February 11, 2012
[Ge(9)=Ge(9)=Ge(9)](6-): a linear trimer of 27 germanium atoms
1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
Abstract:
The title anion was synthesized by oxidation of nido-Ge94- with Ph3P or Ph3As in ethylenediamine solution. It was structurally characterized in the compound (Rb-2,2,2-crypt)6[Ge9=Ge9=Ge9].3en (2,2,2-crypt = 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane) crystallized from the solution. The anion is a linear trimer of nine-atom clusters with the shape of tricapped trigonal prisms elongated along two of the three prismatic edges. Each pair of clusters is connected by two exo-bonds.
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