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[(Me 3 Si) 2 CHGe] 6 , the First Hexagermaprismane
Author(s) -
Sekiguchi Akira,
Kabuto Chizuko,
Sakurai Hideki
Publication year - 1989
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.198900551
Subject(s) - germanium , yield (engineering) , moisture , oxygen , lithium (medication) , materials science , mineralogy , orange (colour) , chemistry , metallurgy , silicon , composite material , organic chemistry , medicine , food science , endocrinology
The first Ge 6 prismane 2 , which could be prepared in 12% yield as orange‐yellow crystals by reduction of the germanium trichloride 1 with lithium powder [Eqn. (a)], has proved to be unexpectedly stable towards atmospheric oxygen, moisture, although it partially decomposes upon heating to 200°C.