Al50C120H180: A Pseudofullerene Shell of 60 Carbon Atoms and 60 Methyl Groups Protecting a Cluster Core of 50 Aluminum Atoms†
Jean Vollet Dipl.-Chem.
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Engesserstrasse 15, Geb. 30.45, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany, Fax: (+49) 721-608-4854
Search for more papers by this authorJens R. Hartig Dipl.-Chem.
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Engesserstrasse 15, Geb. 30.45, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany, Fax: (+49) 721-608-4854
Search for more papers by this authorHansgeorg Schnöckel Prof. Dr.
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Engesserstrasse 15, Geb. 30.45, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany, Fax: (+49) 721-608-4854
Search for more papers by this authorJean Vollet Dipl.-Chem.
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Engesserstrasse 15, Geb. 30.45, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany, Fax: (+49) 721-608-4854
Search for more papers by this authorJens R. Hartig Dipl.-Chem.
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Engesserstrasse 15, Geb. 30.45, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany, Fax: (+49) 721-608-4854
Search for more papers by this authorHansgeorg Schnöckel Prof. Dr.
Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Universität Karlsruhe (TH), Engesserstrasse 15, Geb. 30.45, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany, Fax: (+49) 721-608-4854
Search for more papers by this authorWe thank the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, The DFG Research Center for Functional Nanostructures, the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie, and the Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung for financial support, especially for a grant to J.R.H.
Graphical Abstract
The largest organometallic cluster compound consisting of Al, C, and H only (Al50Cp
, Cp*=C5Me5) is a fascinatingly simple structure of comparably high symmetry (see structure). The pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ligands form a carbon shell similar to the arrangement found in fullerene structures.
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