Germylene and stannylene cleavage of Lawesson’s reagent

Abstract

Lawesson’s reagent undergoes cleavage reactions with bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)amino]germanium(II) and bis[bis(trimethylsilyl)amino]tin(II) whilst with 1,3-di-tert-butyl-1,3,2-diazagermol-2-ylidene the product is a novel spirocyclic germanium derivative.

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