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Moumita Majumdar1, Ravindra K Raut, Padmini Sahoo
1Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune-411008, Maharashtra, India. moumitam@iiserpune.ac.in.
Abstract:
Bis(chlorogermyliumylidene) 2 has been strategically obtained within redox-active bis(α-iminopyridine). Metal-free reduction of 2 followed by protonation led to elusive 2,3-di(pyridin-2-yl)piperazine with meso-stereoselectivity. Formation of persistent triplet diradicals upon reduction and isolation of piperazine stabilized Ge(ii) dication intermediates provide convincing evidence for the crucial role of [GeCl]+ units in reductive cyclization.
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