ChemInform Abstract: [Ge8(Mo(CO)3)2]4‐: An Unprecedented 20‐Electron Empty Ten‐Vertex Zintl Cluster.

• DOI: 10.1002/chin.201426021
• Publication Date: 2014-06-12T09:01:33Z
• Authors: Yi Wang; Qian Qin; Jinyun Wang; Ruili Sang; Li Xu
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 6. Clean water; 0104 chemical sciences; 3. Good health

Abstract[K(18‐crown‐6)]3K [Ge8(Mo(CO)3)2]·en is synthesized from an en solution of a binary alloy of nominal composition K4Ge9 (obtained by heating mixtures of K and Ge at 900 °C for 2 d in sealed Nb containers), 18‐crown‐6, and Mo(CO)6 (60 °C, 4 h, 30% yield).