title: The elusive closo-Ge(10)(2-) Zintl ion: finally "captured" as a ligand in the complex [Ge(10)Mn(CO)(4)](3-).
abstract: Although often seen in mass spectra, the otherwise elusive closo-Ge(10)(2-) Zintl ion has been finally structurally characterized as coordinated to manganese in [Ge(10)Mn(CO)(4)](3-) made by the reaction of nido-Ge(9)(4-) with Mn(2)(CO)(10) in ethylenediamine. The new cluster is a bicapped square antiprism, as expected for a closo-deltahedron of 10 atoms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana 46556, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rios
authors.forename: Slavi C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sevov