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End‐On Nitrogen Insertion of a Diazo Compound into a Germanium(II) Hydrogen Bond and a Comparable Reaction with Diethyl Azodicarboxylate
Author(s) -
Jana Anukul,
Sen Sakya S.,
Roesky Herbert W.,
Schulzke Carola,
Dutta Sudipta,
Pati Swapan K.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.200900617
Subject(s) - diazo , hydrazone , chemistry , germanium , derivative (finance) , nitrogen , germane , hydride , medicinal chemistry , germanium compounds , nitrogen atom , photochemistry , hydrogen , organic chemistry , ring (chemistry) , silicon , financial economics , economics
Abstract A happy ending : The germanium(II) hydride [LGeH], where L=[HC{(CMe)(2,6‐ i Pr 2 C 6 H 3 N)} 2 ], reacts with a diazoalkane to form the hydrazone derivative (see picture). The reaction proceeds through the unprecedented end‐on nitrogen insertion of the diazo compound.