Isoelectronic substitution from Si52− to Al5H52−: Exploration of the series Si5−(AlH)2− (n= 0–5)

Li8Si8, Li10Si9, and Li12Si10: Assemblies of Lithium‐Silicon Aromatic Units

“…There are differences in the ELF bond description compared to AdNDP; ELF identifies disynaptic (bonding) basins with low populations and overpopulates the silicon lone pairs basins. Similar results have been found in the analysis of small silicon clusters [47–49] …”

Theoretical design of stable hydride clusters: isoelectronic transformation in the EnAl4−nH7+n− series

“…14 Recently, we have established an isolobal analogy between the B-H or the Al-H unit and the silicon atom in a series of theoretically designed stable deltahedral compounds. 15,16 The transformation from Si 5 2À to B 5 H 5 2À or Al 5 H 5 2À has been made possible by successive isoelectronic substitutions of silicon atoms by B-H or Al-H units, respectively, conserving the overall deltahedral structure and chemical bonding pattern.…”