Some addition reactions of bisgermavinylidene

Wing Por Leung*, Kwok Wai Kan, Cheuk Wai So, Thomas C.W. Mak

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Abstract

The reaction of bisgermavinylidene [(Me3SiN=PPh 2)2C=Ge→Ge=C(PPh2=NSiMe3) 2] (1) with AdNCO (Ad = Adamantyl) afforded the [2 + 2] cycloadditon product [(Me3SiN=PPh2)2CGeC(O) NAd] (2). Similar reaction of 1 with Ph3SiOH in tetrahydrofuran (THF) yielded the base-stabilized germanium(II) triphenylsiloxide [H2C(PPh 2=NSiMe3)2Ge(OSiPh3)2] (3). The results suggested that reactive germavinylidene may exist in solution and is capable of forming addition reaction products. The X-ray structures of 2 and 3 were determined.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)814-818
Number of pages5
JournalApplied Organometallic Chemistry
Volume21
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2007
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • General Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

Keywords

  • Cycloaddition
  • Germanium
  • Germavinylidene
  • Germene

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