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Peculiar All-Metal σ-Aromaticity of the [Au2Sb16]4− Anion in the Solid State

Gas‐phase clusters are deemed to be σ‐aromatic when they satisfy the 4n+2 rule of aromaticity for delocalized σ electrons and fulfill other requirements known for aromatic systems. While the range of n values was shown to be quite broad when applied to short‐lived clusters found in molecular‐beam ex...

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Published in:Angewandte Chemie 2016-12, Vol.128 (49), p.15570-15572
Main Authors: Popov, Ivan A., Pan, Fu-Xing, You, Xue-Rui, Li, Lei-Jiao, Matito, Eduard, Liu, Chao, Zhai, Hua-Jin, Sun, Zhong-Ming, Boldyrev, Alexander I.
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Summary:Gas‐phase clusters are deemed to be σ‐aromatic when they satisfy the 4n+2 rule of aromaticity for delocalized σ electrons and fulfill other requirements known for aromatic systems. While the range of n values was shown to be quite broad when applied to short‐lived clusters found in molecular‐beam experiments, stability of all‐metal cluster‐like fragments isolated in condensed phase was previously shown to be mainly ascribed to two electrons (n=0). In this work, the applicability of this concept is extended towards solid‐state compounds by demonstrating a unique example of a storable compound, which was isolated as a stable [K([2.2.2]crypt)]+ salt, featuring a [Au2Sb16]4− cluster core possessing two all‐metal aromatic AuSb4 fragments with six delocalized σ electrons each (n=1). This discovery pushes the boundaries of the original idea of Kekulé and firmly establishes the usefulness of the σ‐aromaticity concept as a general idea for both small clusters and solid‐state compounds. Ein einzigartiger [Au2Sb16]4−‐Komplex wurde als stabiles Salz isoliert und röntgenographisch charakterisiert. Sein stäbchenartiges Sb16‐Gerüst ist das größte aus Lösung isolierte nichtfragmentierte Sbn‐Polyanion – ermöglicht durch die σ‐aromatische Stabilisierung durch das Abfangen mit zwei Au‐Atomen. Dieses Anion ist der erste σ‐aromatische Festkörpercluster nur aus Metallatomen mit zwei aromatischen Fragmenten mit jeweils 6 σ‐Elektronen.
ISSN:0044-8249
1521-3757
DOI:10.1002/ange.201609497