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A Dilithium 1,4‐Butanediide with a Chlorine‐Centered Li 12 Icosahedral Structure
Author(s) -
Fischer Reinald,
Görls Helmar,
Westerhausen Matthias
Publication year - 2009
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.200904793
Subject(s) - dilithium , chemistry , crystallography , octahedron , icosahedral symmetry , lithium (medication) , crystal structure , stereochemistry , ion , organic chemistry , deprotonation , medicine , endocrinology
Larger lithium clusters than tetrahedral and octahedral Li n aggregates can be prepared as cage structures with a central anion. The central chlorine atom (green) serves as a template for the formation of a Li 12 icosahedral cage (orange), which is stabilized by 1,4‐butanediide “clamps” (C gray).
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