Controlled Growth of Dichlorogermanium Oligomers from Lewis Basic Hosts

• DOI: 10.1002/anie.201302767
• Publication Date: 2013-05-27T12:37:09Z
• Authors: S. M. Ibrahim Al‐...; Mohammad R. Momeni; Robert McDonald; Michael J. Ferguson; Alex Brown; Eric Rivard
• Keywords: 01 natural sciences; 0104 chemical sciences

To branch or not to branch: A mild stepwise route various linear and branched (GeCl2)x oligogermylenes supported by Lewis bases is reported, including the carbene-bound Ge4 complex NHC⋅GeCl2Ge(GeCl3)2 (see picture). Dipp=2,6-iPr2C6H3, NHC=N-heterocyclic carbene.