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Here, we describe the synthesis and application of the slightly modified substituent Ge(SiMe3)3, which can be used for the synthesis of metalloid tin clusters to give the neutral cluster Sn10[Ge(SiMe3)3]6 as well as the charged clusters {Sn10[Ge(SiMe3)3]5}\u2212 and {Sn10[Ge(SiMe3)3]4}2\u2212. The obtained metalloid clusters are structurally similar to their Si(SiMe3)3 derivatives. However, differences with respect to the stability in solution are observed. Additionally, a different electronic situation for the tin atoms is realized as shown by 119mSn M\u00f6ssbauer spectroscopy, giving further insight into the different kinds of tin atoms within the metalloid cluster {Sn10[Ge(SiMe3)3]4}2\u2212. The synthesis of diverse derivatives gives the opportunity to check the influence of the substituent for further investigations of metalloid tin cluster compounds.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules23051022","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2018,4,27]],"date-time":"2018-04-27T06:52:23Z","timestamp":1524811943000},"page":"1022","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["LiGe(SiMe3)3: A New Substituent for the Synthesis of Metalloid Tin Clusters from Metastable Sn(I) Halide Solutions"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Mareike","family":"Binder","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Anorganische Chemie, Universit\u00e4t T\u00fcbingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 T\u00fcbingen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Claudio","family":"Schrenk","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Anorganische Chemie, Universit\u00e4t T\u00fcbingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 T\u00fcbingen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Theresa","family":"Block","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnster, Corrensstrasse 30, D-48149 M\u00fcnster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Rainer","family":"P\u00f6ttgen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnster, Corrensstrasse 30, D-48149 M\u00fcnster, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7719-7476","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andreas","family":"Schnepf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Institut f\u00fcr Anorganische Chemie, Universit\u00e4t T\u00fcbingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, D-72076 T\u00fcbingen, Germany"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2018,4,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1362","DOI":"10.1002\/anie.200903053","article-title":"Nanoparticulate Functional Materials","volume":"49","author":"Goesmann","year":"2010","journal-title":"Angew. 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