title: Al(22)Cl(20).12L (L = THF, THP): the first polyhedral aluminum chlorides.
abstract: Aluminum subhalides of the type Al(22)X(20).12L (X = Cl, Br; L = THF, THP) are the only known representatives of polyhedral aluminum subhalides and exhibit interesting multicenter bonding properties. Herein, we report on the synthesis and structural investigation of the first chlorides of this type. Additional investigations applying solid-state (27)Al NMR (MAS), XPS (of Al(4)Cp(4) and Al(22)X(20).12L), and quantum chemical calculations shed more light upon the structure of the molecules and possible Al modifications.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Engesserstrasse Gebaude 30.45, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Klemp
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bruns
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gauss
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Häussermann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stösser
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: van Wüllen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Jansen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schnöckel