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The electronic properties of diylidylgermylenes can be tuned from nucleophilic to electrophilic using cyano substituents. This study confirms the electrophilic nature of cyano-substituted germylenes, impacting their reactivity.

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  • Organometallic Chemistry
  • Main Group Chemistry
  • Carbene Analogues

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  • Diylidyltetrylenes are typically nucleophilic due to electron-donating ylide substituents.
  • Tuning electronic properties of these species is crucial for controlling their reactivity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the tunability of diylidylgermylene electronic properties.
  • To explore the impact of cyano substituents on germylene nucleophilicity/electrophilicity.

Main Methods:

  • Density functional theory (DFT) calculations.
  • Synthesis of cyano-substituted germylenes and related species.
  • X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis.

Main Results:

  • Cyano groups significantly lower the LUMO energy of diylidylgermylenes, inducing electrophilic character.
  • Attempts to synthesize the target germylene yielded a germanide, supporting its electrophilic nature.
  • XRD revealed a monomeric germylene with long Ge-ylide bonds, indicating minimal pi-stabilization.

Conclusions:

  • Electronic properties of diylidylgermylenes are highly tunable via substituent modification.
  • Cyano-substituted diylidylgermylenes exhibit electrophilic behavior, contrasting with typical nucleophilic analogues.
  • The observed reactivity and structural features are consistent with a weak Ge-C bond and electrophilic germylene intermediate.