2006, 632 (6), 985-991.

Germanium(II)-, Zinn(II) und Blei(II)-Derivate des polycyclischen Alumoslioxans [Ph

Veith, Michael | Hreleva, Hinka | Gasthauer, Matthias | Rammo, Andreas | Huch, Volker

Five new derivatives of the polycyclic alumosiloxalic [Ph

2

SiO]

8

[Al(O)OH]

4

have been synthesized by replacement of the protic hydrogen atoms on the hydroxy-groups attached to the aluminium atoms by the divalent group 14 elements germanium, till and lead. The compounds can be divided in those with one metal atom per alumosiloxane moiety, [Ph

2

SiO]

8

[Al(O)OH]

2

[AlO

2

]M (M=Ge, Sn), and those with complete substitution of the protic hydrogen atoms by metal atoms like [Ph

2

SiO]

8

[AlO

2

]

4

M

2

(M= Sn, Pb). Always one element of the series Ge, Sn, Ph is missing in the two types of compounds. Crystal structure analyses of [Ph

2

SiO]

8

[Al(O)OH]

2

[AlO

2

]

2

M∙2 C

4

H

8

O

2

(M= Ge (1), Sn (2a)), [Ph

2

SiO]

8

[Al(O)OH]

2

[AlO

2

]

2

Sn∙2THF(2b) and [Ph

2

SiO]

8

[AlO

2

]

4

M

2

(M= Sn (3) Pb (4)) have been performed elucidating either polycyclic basket-type (1, 2a, 2b) or closed polyhedral structures (3, 4).