Ge(14)[Ge(SiMe(3))(3)](5)Li(3)(THF)(6): the largest metalloid cluster compound of germanium: on the way to fullerene-like compounds?
The reaction of GeBr with LiGe(SiMe(3))(3) yields the largest metalloid cluster compound of germanium Ge(14)[Ge(SiMe(3))(3)](5)Li(3)(THF)(6), in which 14 germanium atoms are arranged as a hollow sphere in the cluster core, showing that in the case of germanium also fullerene-like compounds might be present in the borderland between the molecular and solid states.
Schenk
Christian
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Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Karlsruhe , Engesserstr., Geb. 30.45, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Schnepf
Andreas
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