title: Metallo-Carbohedrenes [M8C12+ (M = V, Zr, Hf, and Ti)]: A Class of Stable Molecular Cluster Ions.
abstract: Findings of magic peaks corresponding to M(8)C(12)(+) (M = V, Zr, and Hf) formed from reactions of the respective metals with various small hydrocarbons, in conjunction with recent findings for the titanium system, establish metallo-carbohedrenes as a stable general class of molecular cluster ions. A dodecahedral structure of T(h) point symmetry accounts for the stability of these ionic clusters.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Purnell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buzza
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Castleman