Organometallics

Tetraarylstannagermene: A Molecule with a Ge Sn Double Bond1

A Schäfer, W Saak, M Weidenbruch

Index: Schaefer, Annemarie; Saak, Wolfgang; Weidenbruch, Manfred Organometallics, 2003 , vol. 22, # 2 p. 215 - 217

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Citation Number: 15

Abstract

The reaction of GeCl2⊙(dioxane) and SnCl2 with the Grignard compound RMgBr furnishes the stannagermene 4, which reveals a short Ge Sn double bond of 2.5065 (5) Å. Treatment of 4 with oxygen yields the 3, 4-germastannadioxetane 7 with a stretched OO bond of 1.521 (3) Å.