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On the Redox Chemistry of Ge I Bromide
Author(s) -
Schnepf Andreas
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
european journal of inorganic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 136
eISSN - 1099-0682
pISSN - 1434-1948
DOI - 10.1002/ejic.200400843
Subject(s) - chemistry , redox , bromide , acetone , solvent , condensation reaction , condensation , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , polymer chemistry , catalysis , physics , thermodynamics
First results on the redox chemistry of Ge I bromide are reported herein. During the attempt to solubilize Ge I Br, which is synthesized in preparative scale using a co‐condensation technique of the high‐temperature molecule Ge I Br, a redox reaction with the solvent acetone occurs. During this unexpected redox reaction Ge I is oxidized to Ge IV and acetone is reductively coupled to 1,1‐dimethyl‐3‐oxobutan‐1‐yl. (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2005)