Metal-Centered Zintl Ions Isolated by Direct Extraction from Endohedral Intermetallic Precursor: [Co1-x@Sn9]4- (x ≈ 0.32) and [Co2@Sn17]5-

Haiyan He, Wilhelm Klein, Laura Alice Jantke, Thomas F. Fässler

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Abstract

Two new compounds with Co-centered Sn9 clusters were obtained by the extraction directly from the intermetallic precursor K4.79Co0.79Sn9 in ethylenediamine with addition of cryptand [2.2.2]. The anions [Co0.68@Sn9]4- in K[K([2.2.2]crypt)]3[Co0.68@Sn9] (1) consisting of overlaying [Co@Sn9]4- and [Sn9]4- cluster anions are connected by K atoms to form infinite rm1-K[Co0.68@Sn9] chains. The anions [Co2@Sn17]5- in [K([2.2.2]crypt)]5[Co2@Sn17]·en·tol (2) are built from two [Co@Sn9] sharing one common Sn atom, with the same composition but a different conformation as in the previously reported [K([2.2.2]crypt)]5[Co2@Sn17]. Quantum chemical calculations for the different conformers of [Co2@Sn17]5- reveal that both conformers are rather close in energy and that the short intercluster Sn-Sn distance in 2 does not originate from attractive interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2864-2870
Number of pages7
JournalZeitschrift fur Anorganische und Allgemeine Chemie
Volume640
Issue number14
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Nov 2014

Keywords

  • Cobalt
  • Endohedral Zintl ions
  • Stannide
  • Synthetic methods

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