title: Water compatibility and organic transformations of organo-Zintl deltahedral clusters.
abstract: We report the remarkable stability of di-substituted organo-Zintl deltahedral clusters in the presence of water. This has been exploited in a reaction at the organic substituents of the cluster which produces water as a by-product. Also reported are the synthesis, characterization, and crystal structure of [K-krypt](2)[Ge(9)-(CH=CH-CH(2)NH(2))(2)] involved in the reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Physics, Northwest Missouri State University, 800 University Drive, Maryville, Missouri 64468, USA. mhull@nwmissouri.edu
authors.forename: Michael W
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hull
authors.forename: Slavi C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Sevov