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Reaction of a diaryldigermyne with ethylene
Takahiro Sasamori1, Tomohiro Sugahara1, Tomohiro Agou1
1Institute for Chemical Research , Kyoto University , Gokasho Uji , Kyoto 611-0011 , Japan .
Abstract:
Reaction of the stable digermyne BbtGe[triple bond, length as m-dash]GeBbt (Bbt = 2,6-[CH(SiMe3)2]2-4-[C(SiMe3)3]-C6H2) with ethylene initially afforded the corresponding 1,2-digermacyclobutene. Depending on the reaction conditions applied, further reaction of this 1,2-digermacyclobutene with ethylene furnished two different reaction products: a 1,4-digermabicyclo[2.2.0]hexane or a bis(germiranyl)ethane. Combined experimental and theoretical results suggested that the 1,4-digermabicyclo[2.2.0]hexane and the bis(germiranyl)ethane are the thermodynamic and kinetic reaction products, respectively. A reaction mechanism in agreement with these results was proposed.
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