Cover Picture: Synthesis and Reactivity of Functionalized Binary and Ternary Thiometallate Complexes [(RT) 4 S 6 ], [(RSn) 3 S 4 ] 2− , [(RT) 2 (CuPPh 3 ) 6 S 6 ], and [(RSn) 6 (OMe) 6 Cu 2 S 6 ] 4− (R=C 2 H 4 COOH, CMe 2 CH 2 COMe; T=Ge, Sn) (Chem. Eur. J. 27/2009)

Proof‐of‐principle is reported for a directed functionalization and derivatization of chalcogenidometallate cages with respect to the formation of hybrid compounds containing (M)/T/E semi‐conductor nodes (M=Cu; T=Ge, Sn; E=S). In their Full Paper on page 6595 ff. , S. Dehnen et al. show how it is possible to generate functionalized ternary CuSnS or CuGeS clusters and to transfer COMe ligands into CR(N–NH 2 ) or CR(N–NHPh) terminal groups by reaction of a series of novel, functionalized thiometallate cages [(RT) n S m ] ( n / m =4/6, 3/4), the R ligands of which are terminated by COO(H) or COMe.