title: Effects of the alkali metal counter ions on the germanium-germanium double bond length in a heavier group 14 element ethenide salt.
abstract: The first, well-characterized 1,2-dilithium salt of a group 14 element ethenide species, [[(dioxane)(0.5)(Et2O)LiGeC6H3-2,6-Mes2]2]infinity, shows that the positions of the cations have a large effect on the length of the Ge-Ge double bond.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Anne F
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: Richards
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Brynda
authors.forename: Philip P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Power