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Ge 9 4− : A Deltahedral Zintl Ion Now Made in the Solid‐State
Author(s) -
Queneau Virginie,
Sevov Slavi C.
Publication year - 1997
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.199717541
Subject(s) - ion , solid state , fusion , square (algebra) , crystallography , materials science , chemistry , mathematics , geometry , philosophy , linguistics , organic chemistry
Direct fusion of the appropriate elements readily produces the A 4 Ge 9 compounds (A = Rb, Cs), which contain discrete Ge 9 4−clusters with the shape of monocapped square antiprisms (structure shown on the right). The clusters are the first deltahedral Zintl ions that can be made from solution as well as by a solid‐state reaction.