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Structural Investigation of a Fully Ordered closo-Ge-9(2-) Cluster in the Compound [K+(2,2,2-crypt)](2)Ge-9(2-)

Akerstedt, Josefin ; Ponou, Simeon LU ; Kloo, Lars and Lidin, Sven LU (2011) In European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry p.3999-4005
Abstract
[K+(2,2,2-crypt)] Ge-2(9)2- containing the deltahedral Zintl anion Ge-9(2-) has been isolated from a solution of K4Ge9 in ethylenediamine in the presence of 2,2,2-crypt, intended as an intermediate in mixed-cluster synthesis. The subsequent crystallographic characterisation shows the closo-Ge-9(2-) cluster unit to be tricapped trigonal-prismatic with a symmetry very close to D-3h. Each Ge-9(2-) unit is surrounded by two 2,2,2-crypt units, each with a chelated K+ cation, viz. [K+(2,2,2-crypt)]. The structure characterisation of this ordered Ge-9(2-) cluster is surprisingly enough the first one reported. A chemical bonding analysis reveals two local minima of D-3h symmetry, with that of lowest energy being highly similar to that resulting... (More)
[K+(2,2,2-crypt)] Ge-2(9)2- containing the deltahedral Zintl anion Ge-9(2-) has been isolated from a solution of K4Ge9 in ethylenediamine in the presence of 2,2,2-crypt, intended as an intermediate in mixed-cluster synthesis. The subsequent crystallographic characterisation shows the closo-Ge-9(2-) cluster unit to be tricapped trigonal-prismatic with a symmetry very close to D-3h. Each Ge-9(2-) unit is surrounded by two 2,2,2-crypt units, each with a chelated K+ cation, viz. [K+(2,2,2-crypt)]. The structure characterisation of this ordered Ge-9(2-) cluster is surprisingly enough the first one reported. A chemical bonding analysis reveals two local minima of D-3h symmetry, with that of lowest energy being highly similar to that resulting from the crystallographic analysis of low-temperature data. The cluster interaction scheme is based on highly delocalised bonding. (Less)
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Germanium, Zintl anions, Cluster compounds, X-ray diffraction, Cryptands
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European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
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26
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3999 - 4005
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1099-0682
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10.1002/ejic.201100447
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  abstract     = {{[K+(2,2,2-crypt)] Ge-2(9)2- containing the deltahedral Zintl anion Ge-9(2-) has been isolated from a solution of K4Ge9 in ethylenediamine in the presence of 2,2,2-crypt, intended as an intermediate in mixed-cluster synthesis. The subsequent crystallographic characterisation shows the closo-Ge-9(2-) cluster unit to be tricapped trigonal-prismatic with a symmetry very close to D-3h. Each Ge-9(2-) unit is surrounded by two 2,2,2-crypt units, each with a chelated K+ cation, viz. [K+(2,2,2-crypt)]. The structure characterisation of this ordered Ge-9(2-) cluster is surprisingly enough the first one reported. A chemical bonding analysis reveals two local minima of D-3h symmetry, with that of lowest energy being highly similar to that resulting from the crystallographic analysis of low-temperature data. The cluster interaction scheme is based on highly delocalised bonding.}},
  author       = {{Akerstedt, Josefin and Ponou, Simeon and Kloo, Lars and Lidin, Sven}},
  issn         = {{1099-0682}},
  keywords     = {{Germanium; Zintl anions; Cluster compounds; X-ray diffraction; Cryptands}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{26}},
  pages        = {{3999--4005}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry}},
  title        = {{Structural Investigation of a Fully Ordered closo-Ge-9(2-) Cluster in the Compound [K+(2,2,2-crypt)](2)Ge-9(2-)}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201100447}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/ejic.201100447}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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