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The First Octahedral Zintl Ion: Sn 6 2− as a Ligand in [Sn 6 {Cr(CO) 5 } 6 ] 2−
Author(s) -
Schiemenz Berthold,
Huttner Gottfried
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199302971
Subject(s) - octahedron , crystallography , ion , cryptand , chemistry , materials science , inorganic chemistry , crystal structure , organic chemistry
Not only aesthetically pleasing, anion 1 is chemically significant. Its isolation as a K[2.2.2]cryptand salt shows for the first time that octahedral main group element aggregates such as Sn 6 2− —the first octahedral Zintl ion—can also exist.