Studies in germyl chemistry. Part VI. Digermylcarbodi-imide

Abstract

Digermylcarbodi-imide has been obtained from germyl fluoride and bis(trimethylsilyl)carbodi-imide; the vibrational spectra indicate that the compound is a carbodi-imide rather than a cyanamide. The selection rules are consistent with a linear heavy-atom skeleton, but the absence of resolved rotational detail implies that the skeleton is bent. The compound is a useful synthetic intermediate in the preparation of other germyl derivatives.