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Homolytic dissociation of a Ge(i) dimer to a monomeric Ge(i) radical

Qi Wu,†a   Jiazhong Li†a  and  Hao Wang ORCID logo *ab  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing, P. R. China
E-mail: whang@seu.edu.cn

b State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, P. R. China

Abstract

A neutral amidophosphine-stabilized Ge(I) dimer 3 featuring a Ge–Ge σ-bond was prepared and structurally characterized. Homolytic dissociation of compound 3 into the neutral monomeric Ge(I) radical in solution was observed, as confirmed by NMR spectroscopy, EPR spectroscopy, and reactivity studies.

Graphical abstract: Homolytic dissociation of a Ge(i) dimer to a monomeric Ge(i) radical

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/D6CC02286C
Article type
Communication
Submitted
14 Apr 2026
Accepted
18 Jun 2026
First published
19 Jun 2026

Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article

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Homolytic dissociation of a Ge(I) dimer to a monomeric Ge(I) radical

Q. Wu, J. Li and H. Wang, Chem. Commun., 2026, Advance Article , DOI: 10.1039/D6CC02286C

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