Chemistry with Bare Silicon Clusters in Solution: A Transition‐Metal Complex of a Polysilicide Anion

Abstract

Pure silicon building blocks in solution are an exciting addition to the repertoire of the materials science of Group 14 elements. The preparation of the complex [{Ni(CO)2}2(μ-Si9)2]8− shows that rational synthetic transformations with the Si94− Zintl ion are feasible. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.