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Synthesis of Nine-atom Deltahedral Zintl Ions of Germanium and their Functionalization with Organic Groups
Published on: February 11, 2012
Can low-valent germanium chemistry be practiced under ambient conditions? A tale of a water-stable yet reactive
Chandan Kumar Jha1, Surendar Karwasara, Selvarajan Nagendran
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (IIT Delhi), Hauz Khas, New Delhi, 110016 (India).
Abstract:
A germylene monochloride complex ((DPM)GeCl, 1) that is water stable was isolated for the first time. Interestingly, it reacts with cesium fluoride under ambient conditions (non-inert atmosphere and water-containing solvent) to afford water stable germylene monofluoride complex ((DPM)GeF, 2). Due to the usage of DPM (dipyrrinate) ligand, germylene monohalides 1 and 2 show fluorescence in the visible region at 555 and 538 nm, respectively. Compounds 1 and 2 are the first fluorescent germylene complexes and were characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy. The structure of compound 1 was also proved by single crystal X-ray diffraction studies.
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