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[Sn<sub>17</sub>{GaCl(ddp)}<sub>4</sub>]: A High‐Nuclearity Metalloid Tin Cluster Trapped by Electrophilic Gallium Ligands

Ganesan Prabusankar, A. Kempter, Christian Gemel, Marie‐Katrin Schröter, Roland A. Fischer

Angewandte Chemie International Edition · 2008 · 80 citations · 34 references

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Abstract

The reduction of SnCl2 by the low-valent gallium(I) β-diketiminate GaI(ddp) gives the title complex, which is best described as a Zintl-type anionic [Sn17]4− cluster stabilized by an electrophilic shell of gallium ligands. This reaction could represent a new concept for the synthesis of metalloid main-group clusters. ddp=HC(CMeNC6H3-2,6-iPr2)2.

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