Abstract
Compounds containing molecular Zintl anions, which are homo- or heteroatomic, anionic molecules of groups 13–15, have served as starting materials for a variety of derivatives. Besides ligand attachment to these clusters or oxidative coupling, the cages were used as polyatomic ligands in transition metal complexes and as sources for intermetalloid clusters and nanostructured crystalline materials. This review article deals with the structures, bonding situations, electronic properties, and formation pathways of these nanoscale heterometallic clusters.
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The authors thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (GRK 1782) and the Verband der Chemischen Industrie (VCI scholarship for B.W.) for financial support. We thank Florian Weigend, Werner Massa, Rodoplphe Clérac, Rainer Pöttgen, and the technical staff within Fachbereich Chemie for highly appreciated help during our studies on binary and ternary Zintl clusters.
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Weinert, B., Dehnen, S. (2016). Binary and Ternary Intermetalloid Clusters. In: Dehnen, S. (eds) Clusters – Contemporary Insight in Structure and Bonding. Structure and Bonding, vol 174. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/430_2015_5002
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