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Synthesis of Nine-atom Deltahedral Zintl Ions of Germanium and their Functionalization with Organic Groups
Published on: February 11, 2012
(N,N,N',N'-Tetra-methyl-ethylenediamine-κN)bis-(2,4,6-trimethyl-phenolato-κO)germanium(II)
Acta Crystallographica. Section E, Structure Reports Online
|March 14, 2012
Abstract:
In the title compound, [Ge(C(9)H(11)O)(2)(C(6)H(16)N(2))], the Ge(II) atom is coordinated in a distorted trigonal-pyramidal geometry by two O atoms belonging to two 2,4,6-trimethyl-phenolate ligands and one N atom of a tetra-methyl-ethylenediamine ligand. Comparing the structure with published data of similar compounds shows that the Ge-O bonds are covalent and the Ge-N bond is coordinated.
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