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A Metalloid Al 14 Cluster with the Structure of a “Nano‐Wheel”
Author(s) -
Köhnlein Harald,
Stösser Gregor,
Baum Elke,
Möllhausen Evelyn,
Huniar Uwe,
Schnöckel Hansgeorg
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(20000218)39:4<799::aid-anie799>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - metalloid , cluster (spacecraft) , aluminium , iodide , metal , chemistry , crystallography , materials science , inorganic chemistry , metallurgy , computer science , programming language
An intermediate on the pathway from Al I species to aluminum metal: This is one way to view the [Al 14 {N(SiMe 3 ) 2 } 6 I 6 ] 2− cluster (structure shown) formed from the reaction of an aluminum( I ) iodide solution with LiN(SiMe 3 ) 2 . With the help of density functional calculations it was confirmed that the observed metalloid structure is more favorable for the Al 14 cluster than a polyhedral structure that follows Wade's rules.