TY - JOUR
T1 - Endohedral zintl ions
T2 - Intermetalloid clusters
AU - Fässler, Thomas F.
AU - Hoffmann, Stephan D.
PY - 2004/11/26
Y1 - 2004/11/26
N2 - Tetrels can be regarded as most promising candidates for the construction of larger clusters. Recent examples have shown that larger clusters are particularly stable if they contain interstitial atoms (e.g. [Pt@Pb 12] 2-). Many salts of the polyhedral unions are soluble, but a number of examples - usually those with higher charges - occur only as quasi-discrete units in saltlike crystals (Zintl phases) or as building blocks in intermetallic phases. In this Minireview, the chemistry of intermetalloid clusters is reviewed with reference to the endohedral Zintl ions, Zintl phases, and polyhedral building blocks of intermetallic compounds, including heteroatomic species in the gas phase. We focus on selected examples and discuss the new findings in the context of recent advances in the field of metalloid clusters and (endohedral) fullerenes and fullerides.
AB - Tetrels can be regarded as most promising candidates for the construction of larger clusters. Recent examples have shown that larger clusters are particularly stable if they contain interstitial atoms (e.g. [Pt@Pb 12] 2-). Many salts of the polyhedral unions are soluble, but a number of examples - usually those with higher charges - occur only as quasi-discrete units in saltlike crystals (Zintl phases) or as building blocks in intermetallic phases. In this Minireview, the chemistry of intermetalloid clusters is reviewed with reference to the endohedral Zintl ions, Zintl phases, and polyhedral building blocks of intermetallic compounds, including heteroatomic species in the gas phase. We focus on selected examples and discuss the new findings in the context of recent advances in the field of metalloid clusters and (endohedral) fullerenes and fullerides.
KW - Cluster compounds
KW - Endohedral compounds
KW - Fullerenes
KW - Polyhedra
KW - Zintl anions
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=11144318837&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/anie.200460427
DO - 10.1002/anie.200460427
M3 - Short survey
AN - SCOPUS:11144318837
SN - 1433-7851
VL - 43
SP - 6242
EP - 6247
JO - Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
JF - Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
IS - 46
ER -