“…[36] TheS n À Sn distances (3.0512(8)-3.1409(6) )a re in anarrow range and on average considerably longer than those in empty [Sn 9 ] 4À (typically below 3 )b ut within the range of 2.86-3.64 observed in binary RuÀSn compounds.A ssuming an [Sn 9 ] 4À host polyhedron with an elongated trigonal-prismatic structure, [35] the endohedral Ru atom must also provide 10 electrons to the system, resulting in aformally twofold negatively charge for Ru. Compounds with Ru(ÀII) are rare,b ut have been found in isonitrile [37] and biphosphinine [38] complexes, whereas to the only known intermetalloid cluster, [Ru@Ge 12 ] 3À was attributed Ru(ÀI). [14c] An inspection of other [Sn 9 ]u nits reveals different structures for the empty,t he Co-filled, and the Ni-filled 22electron clusters,n amely C 4v for [Sn 9 ] 4À , [31] [Ni@Sn 9 ] 4À , [18a,b] and for the partially oxidized [Co 0.68 @Sn 9 ] 4À cluster with 21 SE, [15c] while [Cu@Sn 9 ] 3À shows D 3h symmetry.…”