Recently accumulated experimental evidence for aurophilic interactions in and between
molecular gold (I) compounds and the results of pertinent theoretical calculations are …

For a long time, Zintl ions of Group 14 and 15 elements were considered to be remarkable
species domiciled in solid‐state chemistry that have unexpected stoichiometries and …

Gold is an element whose unique properties are strongly influenced by relativistic effects. A
large body of appropriate calculations now exists and its main conclusions are summarized …

Clusters have been the subject of intense investigations since their famous definition
launched by Cotton in 1963, and the area has expanded ever since. One obvious …

Lange Zeit betrachtete man die Zintl‐Ionen der Elemente der 14. und 15. Gruppe für
bemerkenswerte, in der Festkörperchemie angesiedelte Spezies, die einerseits durch ihre …

Inorganic pentaprismane: The unusual structure of the anion [Co@ Ge10] 3−, which was
obtained by the reaction of K4Ge9 with [Co (C8H12)(C8H13)] in ethylenediamine, raises …

The solution chemistry of Group 14 Zintl-type clusters is of growing interest as a result of
their potential to be used as molecular building blocks for the construction of nanoscale …

The endohedral stannaspherene cluster anion [Ir@ Sn12] 3− was synthesized in two steps.
The reaction of K4Sn9 with [IrCl (cod)] 2 (cod: 1, 5‐cyclooctadienyl) in ethylenediamine (en) …

Originally, the concepts of aromaticity and antiaromaticity were introduced to explain the
stability and reactivity of unsaturated organic compounds. Since then, they have been …

Since the notification of the resemblance between homoatomic Zintl anions and the class of
fullerenes,[1] the discovery of several new polyhedra as well as endohedrally filled cages of …