Na29Zn24Sn32: A zintl phase containing a novel type of {Sn14} enneahedra and heteroatomic {Zn 8Sn4} icosahedra

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 46, Issue 17, 2007, Pages 3144-3148

  Kim, Sung Jin ^a   Hoffman, Stephan D ^a   Fässler, Thomas F ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cluster compounds; Polyhedra; Tin; Zinc; Zintl anions

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC PHYSICS; COVALENT BONDS; MOLECULAR INTERACTIONS; REACTION KINETICS;

CLUSTER COMPOUNDS; EQUATORIAL VERTICES; POLYHEDRA; ZINTL ANIONS;

SODIUM COMPOUNDS;

EID: 34250888138     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200604356     Document Type: Article

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