Activation of H2 by a multiply bonded amido-digermyne: Evidence for the formation of a hydrido-germylene

Terrance J. Hadlington, Markus Hermann, Jiaye Li, Gernot Frenking, Cameron Jones

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Abstract

The long and the short of it. The first amido-digermyne to possess a short Ge-Ge multiple bond, [LGeGeL], has been prepared and shown to activate H 2 below 0 °C, thereby yielding the hydrido-digermene, [L(H)Geï£Ge(H)L]. This possesses a very long Geï£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)(SiiPr3), Ar=2,6-[C(H)Ph2]2-4-iPrC 6H2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10199-10203
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number39
DOIs
StatePublished - 23 Sep 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • DFT calculations
  • digermene
  • digermyne
  • hydride ligands
  • hydrogen activation

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