Soluble Zintl Phases A14ZnGe16 (A= K, Rb) Featuring [(η3-Ge4)Zn(η2-Ge4)]6- and [Ge4]4- Clusters and the Isolation of [(MesCu)2(η3,η3-Ge4)]4-: The Missing Link in the Solution Chemistry of Tetrahedral Group 14 Element Zintl Clusters
Saskia Stegmaier; Markus Waibel; Alexander Henze; Laura-Alice Jantke; Antti J. Karttunen; Thomas F. Fässler; Journal of the American Chemical Society 134 (2012) 14450–14460; doi:10.1021/ja304251t

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_publ_contact_author_address
;Department Chemie
Technische Universit\"at M\"unchen
Lichtenbergstr. 4
85747 Garching
Germany
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_publ_contact_author_email       thomas.faessler@lrz.tu-muenchen.de
_publ_contact_author_fax         '+49 89 28913186'
_publ_contact_author_name        'Prof. Dr. Thomas F. F\"assler'
_publ_contact_author_phone       '+49 89 28913134'
_publ_section_title
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 Soluble Zintl Phases A14ZnGe16 (A= K, Rb) Featuring
 [(\h3-Ge4)Zn(\h2-Ge4)]6- and [Ge4]4- Clusters and the Isolation of
 [(MesCu)2(\h3,\h3-Ge4)]4-: The Missing Link in the Solution Chemistry of
 Tetrahedral Group 14 Element Zintl Clusters
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_journal_name_full               'Journal of the American Chemical Society'
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'Bruker 2007, APEX2, SADABS and SAINT, Bruker AXSInc., Madison, Wisconsin (USA)'
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