A new Zintl cluster [Ge9PdPPh3]3- has been isolated as (2,2,2-crypt)K+ salt through the reaction of K4Ge9 and Pd[PPh3]4 in ethylenediamine solutions and characterized via single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The as-prepared bimetallic [Ge9PdPPh3]3- cluster could successfully trap a nickel atom to form a trimetallic cluster [Ni@(Ge9PdPPh3)]2-. The coordination of Ge94- by PdPPh3 induces a one-electron oxidation and encapsulation of the Ni atom into the Ge93- cage leads to a further one-electron oxidation and a geometry transformation from C4v (nido) to C3v (closo).
Revised: July 4, 2010 |
Published: September 10, 2009
Citation
Sun Z., Y. Zhao, J. Li, and L.S. Wang. 2009.Diversity of Functionalized Germanium Zintl Clusters: Syntheses and Theoretical Studies of [Ge9PdPPh3]3- and [Ni@(Ge9PdPPh3)]2-.Journal of Cluster Science 20, no. 3:601-609.PNNL-SA-67897.doi:10.1007/s10876-009-0266-1