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Chem. Commun., 2009, 6816 - 6818, DOI: 10.1039/b911384c


Synthesis and characterization of a germanium bismethanediide complex

Cechao Foo, Kai-Chung Lau, Yi-Fan Yang and Cheuk-Wai So


The reaction of [(PPh2S)2CH2] (1) with MeLi followed by a salt elimination reaction with GeCl4 in toluene afforded a novel germanium bismethanediide complex, 2. The structure of compound 2 has been determined by X-ray crystallography. The topological analysis of the electron densities of compound 2 was performed.

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