Cover Picture: Synthesis and Reactivity of Functionalized Binary and Ternary Thiometallate Complexes [(RT)4S6], [(RSn)3S4]2−, [(RT)2(CuPPh3)6S6], and [(RSn)6(OMe)6Cu2S6]4− (R=C2H4COOH,CMe2CH2COMe; T=Ge,Sn) (Chem. Eur. J. 27/2009)
1. Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps‐Universit?t Marburg, Hans‐Meerwein Stra?e, 35043 Marburg (Germany), Fax: (+49)?6421 282 5653;2. Faculty of Chemistry, University of Wroc?aw, 14 Joliot‐Curie St, 50‐383 Wroc?aw (Poland)
Abstract:
Proof‐of‐principle is reported for a directed functionalization and derivatization of chalcogenidometallate cages with respect to the formation of hybrid compounds containing (M)/T/E semi‐conductor nodes (M=Cu; T=Ge, Sn; E=S). In their Full Paper on page 6595 ff. , S. Dehnen et al. show how it is possible to generate functionalized ternary CuSnS or CuGeS clusters and to transfer COMe ligands into CR(N–NH2) or CR(N–NHPh) terminal groups by reaction of a series of novel, functionalized thiometallate cages [(RT)nSm] (n/m=4/6, 3/4), the R ligands of which are terminated by COO(H) or COMe.
