Activation of H2 by a Multiply Bonded Amido–Digermyne: Evidence for the Formation of a Hydrido–Germylene1. Issue 39 (12th August 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Hadlington, Terrance J.; Hermann, Markus; Li, Jiaye; Frenking, Gernot; Jones, Cameron
• Is Part Of: Angewandte Chemie international edition. Volume 52:Issue 39(2013)
• Page Start: 10199
• Page End: 10203
• Publication Date: 2013-08-12
• Subjects: Chemistry -- Periodicals; 540
• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201305689
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1433-7851

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="graphical" xml:lang="en"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <bold>The long and the short of it.</bold> The first amido–digermyne to possess a short Ge–Ge multiple bond, [LGeGeL], has been prepared and shown to activate H₂ below 0 °C, thereby yielding the hydrido–digermene, [L(H)GeGe(H)L]. This possesses a very long GeGe bond. Spectroscopic and theoretical data indicate that the dimer dissociates in solution to give the two‐coordinate hydrido–germylene, [:Ge(H)(L)]. L=N(Ar)(Si<italic>i</italic>Pr₃), Ar=2, 6‐[C(H)Ph₂]₂‐4‐<italic>i</italic>PrC₆H₂.<boxed-text content-type="graphic" position="anchor" orientation="portrait"><graphic position="anchor" mimetype="image" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgg3h9k54ht" orientation="portrait" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" /></boxed-text></p> </abstract>