A blue digermene (t-Bu2MeSi)2GeGe(SiMet-Bu2)2

Vladimir Ya. Lee; Kiera McNeice; Yuki Ito; Akira Sekiguchi

doi:10.1039/C0CC05415A

A blue digermene (t-Bu₂MeSi)₂GeGe(SiMet-Bu₂)₂

Vladimir Ya. Lee,*^a Kiera McNeice,^a Yuki Ito^a and Akira Sekiguchi*^a

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^a Department of Chemistry, Graduated School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan
E-mail: leevya@chem.tsukuba.ac.jp, sekiguch@chem.tsukuba.ac.jp
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Abstract

A novel tetrakis(trialkylsilyl)digermene, featuring rather unusual structural and chemical properties, was synthesized by a straightforward synthetic protocol: reduction of the corresponding dichlorobis(trialkylsilyl)germane precursor with potassium graphite.

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The article was received on 07 Dec 2010, accepted on 22 Dec 2010 and first published on 01 Feb 2011

Article type: Communication

DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05415A

Citation: Chem. Commun., 2011,47, 3272-3274

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A blue digermene (t-Bu₂MeSi)₂GeGe(SiMet-Bu₂)₂

V. Ya. Lee, K. McNeice, Y. Ito and A. Sekiguchi, Chem. Commun., 2011, 47, 3272
DOI: 10.1039/C0CC05415A
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A blue digermene (t-Bu₂MeSi)₂GeGe(SiMet-Bu₂)₂

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A blue digermene (t-Bu₂MeSi)₂GeGe(SiMet-Bu₂)₂

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