A Bis(silylenyl)pyridine Zero-Valent Germanium Complex and Its Remarkable Reactivity

• Published in: Angewandte Chemie International Edition Vol. 55; no. 48; pp. 15096 - 15099
• Main Authors: Zhou, Yu-Peng, Karni, Miriam, Yao, Shenglai, Apeloig, Yitzhak, Driess, Matthias
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany Blackwell Publishing Ltd 21.11.2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Edition: International ed. in English
• Subjects: Carbonyl compounds; Germanium; metallylenes; pincer ligands; silicon; silylene; X-ray diffraction; metallylenes; pincer ligands; silicon; germanium; silylene

The synthesis, reactivity, and electronic structure of the unique germylone iron carbonyl complex [SiNSi]Ge0→Fe(CO)4 is reported. The compound was obtained in 49 % yield from the reaction of the bis(N‐heterocyclic silylenyl)pyridine pincer ligand SiNSi (1,6‐C5NH3‐[EtNSi(NtBu)2CPh]2) with GeCl2⋅(diox...