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. 2024 May 2;15(25):9438–9509. doi: 10.1039/d4sc01136h

Hybrid adamantane-type cluster compounds with group 14 elements in the Q position and group 16 atoms in the E positiona.

Compound Reagents/conditions Method
[(MeSi)4S6] (565) MeSiCl3, H2S/200 °C, 12 h F304,305
[(EtSi)4S6] (566) EtSiCl3, H2S/150 °C, 3 h F304
[(ThexSi)4S6] (567) 1. Li2S, ThexSiCl3/THF, 0 °C to RT, 14 days D306,307
2. Decaline, 195 °C, 24 h
[(PhSi)4S6] (568) PhSiCl3, Na2S/THF, 0 °C to RT, 24 h D310
[(RSi)4S6] (569–570, R = 1-Np, Sty) Na2S, 1-NpSiCl3/THF, 0 °C, 18 h D309
[(MeSi)4Se6] (571) MeSiCl3, H2Se/400 °C, 1 h F304
[(EtSi)4Se6] (572) EtSiCl3, H2Se, Al/150 °C, 3 h F304
[(ThexSi)4Se6] (573) 1. Li2S, ThexSiCl3/THF, 0 °C to RT, 5 days D306,307
2. Decaline, 150 °C, 3 h
[(PhSi)4Se6] (574) Na2Se, PhSiCl3/THF, 0 °C, 18 h D308
[(MeGe)4S6] (575) MeGeBr3, H2S, NEt3/C6H6, 80 °C, 1 h D311,312
[(EtGe)4S6] (576) EtGeCl3, (SiH3)2S, Al2Cl6/CS2, 75 °C, 7 days D313
[(CF3Ge)4S6] (577) CF3GeCl3, (SiH3)2S, Al2Cl6/CS2, 80 °C, 10 days D313
[(ThexGe)4S6] (578) 1. Li2S, ThexGeCl3/THF, 0 °C to RT, 24 h D306,307
2. Decaline, 195 °C, 24 h
[{HOOC(CH2)2Ge}4S6] (579) HOOC(CH2)2GeCl3, Na2S/Me2CO, H2O, 3 h D323
[{Me(O)CCH2CMe2Ge}4S6] (580) MeOCCH2CMe2GeCl3, Na2S/Me2CO, H2O, 4 h D323
[{NC(CH2)2Ge}4S6] (581) NC(CH2)2GeCl3, Na2S/Me2CO, H2O, 5 h D314
[(PhGe)4S6] (582) PhGeCl3, Na2S/Me2CO, H2O, 1 h D310
[(CF3Ge)4Se6] (583) CF3GeCl3, (SiH3)2Se, Al2Cl6/n-hexane, 110 °C, 4 days D313
[(ThexGe)4Se6] (584) 1. Li2Se, ThexGeCl3/THF, 0 °C to RT, 24 h D306,307
2.C6H6, 80 °C, 24 h
[{NC(CH2)2Ge}4Se6] (585) NC(CH2)2GeCl3, Na2Se/THF, 30 h D314
[(MeSn)4S6] (586) MeSnI3, H2S, HCl/H2O or MeSnCl3, Na2S/Me2CO, H2O, 3 h G/D303,304,315,316
[(PhSn)4S6] (587) PhSnCl3, Na2S/Me2CO, H2O, 4 h D304
[(nBuSn)4S6] (588) n BuSnCl3, Na2S/Me2CO, H2O, 3 h D304,316,317
[(nPrSn)4S6] (589) (nPrSn)2O3, Na2S, HCl/H2O, 3 h D316
[(mesSn)4S6] (590) mesSnCl3, Na2S/H2O, Me2CO, 0 °C, 12 h D319
[(1-NpSn)4S6] (591) 1-NpSnCl3, Na2S/H2O, Me2CO, 0 °C, 18 h D319
[(4-MeC6H4Sn)4S6] (592) 4-MeC6H4SnCl3, Na2S/H2O, Me2CO, 0 °C, 4 h D319
[(4-MeOC6H4Sn)4S6] (593) 4-MeOC6H4SnCl3, Na2S/H2O, Me2CO, 0 °C, 2 h D319
[(4-FC6H4Sn)4S6] (594) 4-FC6H4SnCl3, Na2S/H2O, Me2CO, 0 °C, 14 h D319
[(3-FC6H4Sn)4S6] (595) 3-FC6H4SnCl3, (SiMe3)2S/10 °C, 1 h D319
[(C6F5Sn)4S6] (596) C6F5SnCl3, (SiMe3)2S/C6H6, 10 °C, 15 min D319
[{(Me3Si)3CSn}4S6] (597) [(Me3Si)3CSnBr3], Na2S/NH3, 24 h D317
[(StySn)4S6] (598) PhSnCl3, Na2S/THF, 0 °C to RT, 24 h D320
[(CySn)4S6] (599) CySnCl3, (SiMe3)2S/toluene, 24 h D321
[(BnSn)4S6] (600) BnSnCl3, (SiMe3)2S/toluene, 5 min D321
[{EtO2C(C6H4)CH2CH2Sn}4S6] (601) EtO2C(C6H4)CH2CH2SnCl3, (SiMe3)2S/toluene, 2 h D321
[(CpSn)4S6] (602) 1. SnCl4, NaCp/toluene, 0 °C, 5 h D321
2. (SiMe3)2S/toluene, 1 h
[(MeSn)4Se6] (603) MeSnBr3, NaHSe, Na[BH4]/H2O, 1 h D318
[(nBuSn)4Se6] (604) Na2Se, nBuSnCl3/NH3, −33 °C, 5 h D317
[{(Me3Si)3CSn}4Se6] (605) [(Me3Si)3CSnBr3], Na2Se/NH3, 24 h D317
[(iPrSn)4Se6] (606) iPrSnCl3, Na2S/H2O, Me2CO, 0 °C, 18 h D322
[(PhSn)4Se6] (607) PhSnCl3, (SiMe3)2Se/toluene, 5 min D321
[(BnSn)4Se6] (608) BnSnCl3, (SiMe3)2Se/toluene, 5 min D321
[EtO2C(C6H4)CH2CH2Sn)4Se6] (609) EtO2C(C6H4)CH2CH2SnCl3, (SiMe3)2Se/toluene, 16 h D321
[(CpSn)4Se6] (610) 1. SnCl4, NaCp/toluene, 0 °C, 5 h D321
2. (SiMe3)2S/toluene, 5 min
[(CySn)4Se6] (611) CySnCl3, (SiMe3)2Se/toluene, 1 h D321
[{Me(PhNHN)CCH2CMe2Ge}4S6] (612) [(MeOCCH2CMe2Ge)4S6], H2NNHPh/CH2Cl2, 3 h Q323
[(N(SiMe3)DippSi)4Te6] (613) [Si4{N(SiMe3)Dipp}4], (nBu)3PTe/toluene, 110 °C, 2 h J324
[{N(2,6-iPr2C6H3)(SiMe3)Sn}4E6] (614–615, E = S, Se) N(2,6-iPr2C6H3)(SiMe3)SnCl, E/THF, 18 h C325
[({Cp(CO)2Fe}Sn)4Se6] (616) [{Cp(CO)2Fe}2SnCl2], (SiMe3)2Se/THF D326
[({Cp(CO)3Mo}Sn)4Te6] (617) [{Cp(CO)3Mo}SnCl3], (SiMe3)2Te/THF, −78 to −18 °C, 19 days D327
[({Cp(CO)Fe}2Sn)4S6] (618) [{Cp(CO)2Fe}SnCl3], (Bu3Sn)2S/toluene, 12 h D328
[(FcSn)4S6] (619) FcSnCl3, Na2S/THF, 0 °C, 31 h D329
[(FcSn)4Se6] (620) FcSnCl3, K2Se/THF, 48 h D330
[{(PhSn)3SnS6}{(MCp)3S4}] (621–622, M = Mo, W) [(PhSn)4S6] (587), [M(CO)3CpCl], (Me3Si)2S/THF, 15 h R331
[Au(dppe)2][{Me(H2NN)CCH2CMe2Sn}4S6Cl] (623) 1. [{Me(O)CCH2CMe2Sn}3S4]Cl, AuCl, dppe, (Me3Si)2S,/CH2Cl2, 17 h R332
2. PhNHNH2/CH2Cl2, 45 min
[(μ4-O)Pb4(OSiPh3)6] (624) Ph3SiOH, [Pbcp2]/Et2O, 35 °C, 30, min D333,334
[(tBuSi)4O6] (625) t BuSiCl3, H2O/Et2O, 24 h I335
[(iPrSi)4O6] (626) iPrSiCl3, H2O/Et2O, −80 °C to RT, 2 days I335
[{(Me3Si)3CSn}4O6] (627) [(Me3Si)3CSnBr3], Na2O/NH3, THF, −78 °C, 6 h D317
[({Cp*(CO)2Ru}2Ge)4O6] (628) 1. [Cp*RuCO(GeCl2)]2, K/THF, 48 h I336
2. O2
[{(CO)5WGe}4O2(OH)4] (629) 1. 2-Methoxybenzyl alcohol, Ge[N(SiMe3)2]2/Et2O, 30 min I337
2. [W(CO)5(thf)]/THF, 12 h
3. H2O in pentane
[(Sn(DMEGqu)Br)4O4(OH)2]Br2 (630) SnBr4, 3,5-ditert-butyl-o-benzoquinone, DMEGqu/THF, H2O I338
a

Thex = 1,1,2-trimethylpropyl, Np = naphthyl, Sty = para-styryl, Cy = cyclohexyl, Cp = cyclopentadienyl, Dipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl, DMEGqu = N-(1,3-dimethylimidazolidin2-ylidene)quinoline-8-amine.