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Published on: May 12, 2023
Synthesis of a dimeric phosphine-stabilized phosphidogermanium(i)-amidogermanium(ii) derivative
Muhammad Luthfi Bin Ismail1, Cheuk-Wai So
1Division of Chemistry and Biological Chemistry, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 637371, Singapore. CWSo@ntu.edu.sg.
Abstract:
The synthesis of a dimeric phosphine-stabilized phosphidogermanium(i)-amidogermanium(ii) derivative is described. The reaction of amidinato phosphinoamidosilylene [L{(Ar)(Ph2P)N}Si:] (1, L = PhC(NtBu)2, Ar = 2,6-iPr2C6H3) with GeCl2·dioxane afforded a phosphine-stabilized phosphidogermanium(i) dimer moiety in a mixed-valent germanium(i,ii) compound [:Ge(Cl){N(Ar)PPh2}(Ph2P)Ge:]2 (3). The mechanism for the formation of 3 is also studied and reported.
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