文摘
The recently developed approach for the rational functionalization of deltahedral nona鈥揼ermanium clusters Ge94鈥?/sup> with three substituents to form Ge9R3鈥?/sup> (R = Si(SiMe3)3) in large amounts has made the latter a convenient starting material for further reactivity studies. Reported here are the synthesis, structures, and solution studies of two compounds where Ge9R3鈥?/sup> are used as ligands to transition metals, [(Ge9R3)CuI(Ge9R3)CuIPPh3] (1) and [(Ge9R3)Pd0(Ge9R3)]2鈥?/sup> (2). The former adds to the families of anionic [(Ge9R3)MI(Ge9R3)]鈭?/sup> (MI = Cu, Ag, and Au) as a neutral member and of the neutral [(Ge9R3)MII(Ge9R3)] (MII = Zn, Cd, and Hg), while the latter represents the first compound involving a metal from group 10.