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[Sn 17 {GaCl(ddp)} 4 ]: A High‐Nuclearity Metalloid Tin Cluster Trapped by Electrophilic Gallium Ligands
Author(s) -
Prabusankar Ganesan,
Kempter Andreas,
Gemel Christian,
Schröter MarieKatrin,
Fischer Roland A.
Publication year - 2008
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.200802470
Subject(s) - gallium , metalloid , electrophile , tin , cluster (spacecraft) , chemistry , main group element , inorganic chemistry , metal , crystallography , transition metal , organic chemistry , catalysis , computer science , programming language
The reduction of SnCl 2 by the low‐valent gallium(I) β‐diketiminate Ga I (ddp) gives the title complex, which is best described as a Zintl‐type anionic [Sn 17 ] 4− cluster stabilized by an electrophilic shell of gallium ligands. This reaction could represent a new concept for the synthesis of metalloid main‐group clusters. ddp=HC(CMeNC 6 H 3 ‐2,6‐ i Pr 2 ) 2 .