Ge14[Ge(SiMe3)3]5Li3(THF)6: the largest metalloid cluster compound of germanium: on the way to fullerene-like compounds?†
Abstract
The reaction of GeBr with LiGe(SiMe3)3 yields the largest metalloid cluster compound of germanium Ge14[Ge(SiMe3)3]5Li3(THF)6, in which 14 germanium atoms are arranged as a hollow sphere in the cluster core, showing that in the case of germanium also