Reactivity of Amido-Digermynes, LGeGeL (L= Bulky Amide), toward Olefins and Related Molecules: Facile Reduction, C–H Activation, and Reversible Cycloaddition of …

…, J Li, M Hermann, A Davey, G Frenking, C Jones

Index: Hadlington, Terrance J.; Hermann, Markus; Frenking, Gernot; Jones, Cameron Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2014 , vol. 136, # 8 p. 3028 - 3031

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Abstract

Reactions of two sterically hindered amido-digermynes, L* GeGeL*(1; L*=− N (Ar*)(SiMe3); Ar*= C6H2Me {C (H) Ph2} 2-4, 2, 6) and L† GeGeL†(2; L†=− N (Ar†)(SiPr i 3); Ar†= C6H2Pr i {C (H) Ph2} 2-4, 2, 6), with a variety of olefins and related molecules are investigated. These lead to the facile reduction, C–H activation, dehydrogenation, and/or cycloaddition of the unsaturated substrate. Specifically, reaction of L† GeGeL† with ethylene proceeds via ...