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Decabenzylgermanocene: Synthesis and Structure of a Monomeric, Air‐Stable Germanocene
Author(s) -
Schumann Hebert,
Janiak Christoph,
Hahn Ekkehardt,
Loebel Jörg,
Zuckerman Jerold J.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.198507731
Subject(s) - lone pair , germanium , ring (chemistry) , atom (system on chip) , monomer , cyclopentadienyl complex , crystallography , electron , chemistry , shield , materials science , atomic physics , physics , silicon , molecule , organic chemistry , nuclear physics , geology , engineering , catalysis , embedded system , polymer , petrology
Three of the benzyl groups in the germanocene 1 form a kind of protective shield for the lone pair electrons of the central germanium atom . This has been demonstrated by an X‐ray structure analysis. 1 is the first germanocene that, despite non‐parallel cyclopentadienyl ring planes, is air stable.