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Synthesis of Nine-atom Deltahedral Zintl Ions of Germanium and their Functionalization with Organic Groups
Published on: February 11, 2012
Chloridobis[(2-oxoazocan-1-yl)methyl]germanium(IV) trifluoromethanesulfonate
Eugene A Komissarov1, Alexander A Korlyukov, Eugeniya P Kramarova
1A. N. Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds, Russian Academy of Science, 28 Vavilov Street, Moscow 119991, Russian Federation.
Abstract:
In the title compound, [Ge(C(8)H(14)NO)(2)Cl]CF(3)SO(3), which is the first complex containing an eight-membered lactam (enantholactam) as ligand, the coordination polyhedron of the Ge(IV) atom is intermediate between trigonal-bipyramidal and square-pyramidal. Quantum chemical calculations of the crystal structure indicate the absence of additional coordination bonding between the Ge(IV) atom and the trifluoromethanesulfonate anion.
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