title: [Si(SiMe(3))(3)](6)Ge(18)M (M = Cu, Ag, Au): metalloid cluster compounds as unusual building blocks for a supramolecular chemistry.
abstract: Very recently it was shown that the metalloid cluster compound {Ge(9)[Si(SiMe(3))(3)](3)}(-) can be used for subsequent reactions as the shielding of the cluster core is rather incomplete. Here further reactions of with M(+) sources of group 11 metals are described, leading to metalloid cluster compounds of the formula {MGe(18)[Si(SiMe(3))(3)](6)}(-) (M = Ag, Cu). These reactions can be seen as first steps into a supramolecular chemistry with metalloid cluster compounds. Beside this feature, the structural properties as well as the bonding situations in these cluster compounds are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Engesserstr., Geb. 30.45, D-76128, Karlsruhe, Germany.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schenk
authors.forename: Florian
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Henke
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Santiso-Quiñones
authors.forename: Ingo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Krossing
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schnepf