Synthesis
and Characterization of [Ru@Ge12]3–:
An Endohedral 3‑Connected Cluster

Espinoza-Quintero, Gabriela; C. A. Duckworth, Jack; Myers, William K.; McGrady, John E.; Goicoechea, Jose M.

doi:10.1021/ja411280v.s001

Synthesis and Characterization of [Ru@Ge₁₂]^3–: An Endohedral 3‑Connected Cluster

journal contribution

posted on 2014-01-29, 00:00 authored by Gabriela Espinoza-Quintero, Jack C. A. Duckworth, William K. Myers, John E. McGrady, Jose M. Goicoechea

The 12-vertex endohedral cluster [Ru@Ge₁₂]^3– reveals an unprecedented D_2d-symmetric 3-connected polyhedral geometry. The structure contrasts dramatically with the known deltahedral or approximately deltahedral geometries of [M@Pb₁₂]^2– (M = Ni, Pd, Pt) and [Mn@Pb₁₂]^3– and is a result of extensive delocalization of electron density from the transition-metal center onto the cage.