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Degrees of distortion: synthesis, structure and bonding in approximately icosahedral [Ru@Sn 12 ] 4−

Abstract:
We report here the synthesis and structural characterisation of the [Ru@Sn12]4− anion, a new member of the icosahedral M@E12 family of endohedral Zintl clusters. The cluster is approximately icosahedral, but a significant variance in the Ru–Sn and Sn–Sn bond lengths is a result of back-bonding from the Ru center to the Sn12 cage. We use density functional theory to place the structural chemistry of [Ru@Sn12]4− into the wider context of the M@E12 family.
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Published
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Peer reviewed

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10.1039/d5dt02068a

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Chemistry
Sub department:
Chemistry
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-3428-5484
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ORCID:
0000-0003-2894-6327
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MPLS
Department:
Chemistry
Sub department:
Chemistry
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Author
ORCID:
0000-0002-8991-1921


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Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry
Journal:
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Volume:
54
Issue:
45
Pages:
16986-16992
Publication date:
2025-10-23
Acceptance date:
2025-10-18
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EISSN:
1477-9234
ISSN:
1477-9226


Language:
English
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uuid_c2fc18f5-2d08-456e-a180-b0acc88e0541
Source identifiers:
3437003
Deposit date:
2025-11-04
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