We present the synthesis and characterization of the intermetalloid clusters R3PAuGe9(Hyp)(3)Pt(PPh3) [R = Et, Bu; Hyp = Si(SiMe3)(3)] obtained by the reaction of R3PAuGe9(Hyp)(3)(R = Et, Bu) with Pt(PPh3)(4). The realized cluster enlargement is also known for the neutral cluster Ge-9(Et)(Hyp)(3), leading, however, to a different arrangement of substituents and different dynamics in the solution.
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