title: Gallium-gallium bonds as efficient templates for the generation of a large cage containing twelve gallium atoms.
abstract: Treatment of the digallium compound R(2)Ga-GaR(2) [R = CH(SiMe(3))(2)] with benzotriazol-5-carboxylic acid afforded a large cage-like compound in which six Ga-Ga bonds are bridged by six trifunctional ligands. The central cavity encapsulated a THF molecule which cannot be removed in vacuo and does not show exchange with a large excess of the solvent.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie der Universität Münster, Corrensstrasse 30, 48149, Münster, Germany. uhlw@uni-muenster.de
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Uhl
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Voss
authors.forename: Marcus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Layh
authors.forename: Friedhelm
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rogel