A novel silanediyl–germanediyl (silylene–germylene) exchange in 1,1-dimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-1-germacyclopentadiene
Abstract
Photochemically generated dimethylsilanediyl reacts with 1,1-dimethyl-2,3,4,5-tetraphenyl-1-germacyclopentadiene to bring about a silanediyl–germanediyl exchange.