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Synthesis of Nine-atom Deltahedral Zintl Ions of Germanium and their Functionalization with Organic Groups
Published on: February 11, 2012
Amidinato Germylene-Zinc Complexes: Synthesis, Bonding, and Reactivity
Sandeep Yadav1,2, Rohit Kumar1,2, K Vipin Raj2,3
1Inorganic Chemistry and Catalysis Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, 411008, India.
Abstract:
Despite the explosive growth of germylene compounds as ligands in transition metal complexes, there is a modicum of precedence for the germylene zinc complexes. In this work, the synthesis and characterization of new germylene zinc complexes [PhC(NtBu)2 Ge{N(SiMe3 )2 }→ZnX2 ]2 (X= Br (2) and I (3)) supported by (benz)-amidinato germylene ligands are reported. The solid-state structures of 2 and 3 have been validated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies, which revealed the dimeric nature of the complexes, with distorted tetrahedral geometries around the Ge and Zn center. DFT calculations reveal that the Ge-Zn bonds in 2 and 3 are dative in nature. The reaction of 2 with elemental sulfur resulted in the first structurally characterized germathione stabilized ZnBr2 complexes PhC(NtBu)2 Ge(=S){N(SiMe3 )2 }→ZnBr2 (5). Therefore, the Ge=S in 5 is in-between Ge-S single and Ge=S double bond length, owing to the coordination of a sulfur lone pair of electrons to ZnBr2 .
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