The Zintl Ion [Pb 10 ] 2− : A Rare Example of a Homoatomic  closo  Cluster | Zendy

Spiekermann Annette | Zendy; Hoffmann Stephan D. | Zendy; Fässler Thomas F. | Zendy

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The Zintl Ion [Pb 10 ] 2− : A Rare Example of a Homoatomic closo Cluster

Author(s) -

Spiekermann Annette,

Hoffmann Stephan D.,

Fässler Thomas F.

Publication year - 2006

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/anie.200503916

Subject(s) - cluster (spacecraft) , ion , atom (system on chip) , crystallography , chemistry , atomic physics , fullerene , physics , materials science , computer science , parallel computing , organic chemistry , programming language

Closed encounters : A closed deltahedral homoatomic cluster, [Pb 10 ] 2− , is structurally characterized. When this “empty” cluster is considered together with the recently published filled cluster [Ni@Pb 10 ] 2− , a striking parallel to the fullerenes emerges: Zintl ions form polyhedral cages that can enclose a central atom without any major structural alterations.

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