ISSN:
1434-1948
Keywords:
Germanium(I)
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Tetrahalgenodigermanate(2-)
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Octahedral [Ge6]2- clusters
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Organometallic derivatives
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Carbonyl complexes
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Chromium
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Tungsten
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Chemistry
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General Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
GeI2 reacts with [M2(CO)10]2- (M = Cr, W) leading to reductive coupling of two GeI2 units to produce the [Ge2I4]2- ligands of [{(OC)5M}I2Ge-GeI2{M(CO)5}]2- (1a and 2a). The [Ph4P] salts of these anions have been characterised by X-ray structure analyses as have the [Ph4P] salts of [{(OC)5M}Cl2Ge-GeCl2{M(CO)5}]2- (1b and 2b) obtained from the iodo derivatives 1a and 2a by halide metathesis with [Ph4P]Cl. Treatment of GeI2 with [W2(CO)10]2- in the presence of 2,2′-bipyridine leads to [{(OC)5W}I2Ge-Ge(bipy){W(CO)5}] (3). The digermanium ligands in 1-3 contain germanium in the unconventional formal oxidation state +I. Reductive condensation of [{(OC)5Cr}I2Ge-GeI2{Cr(CO)5}]2- (1a) by addition of [Cr2(CO)10]2- leads to the octahedral cluster [{(OC)5Cr}6Ge6]2- (4) in a yield of 40%. The sequence of reactions as reported describes the first systematic approach to the synthesis of [E6]2- clusters.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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