Lewis base induced tuning of the Ge-Ge bond order in a "digermyne".
The reaction of the "digermyne" Ar'GeGeAr' (Ar' = C6H3-2,6(C6H3-2,6-Pr(i)2)2; Ge-Ge = 2.2850(6) A) with mesityl isocyanide affords the bis adduct [Ar'GeGeAr'(CNMes)2] which results in the conversion of a Ge-Ge multiple bond to a long Ge-Ge single bond (= 2.6626(8) A).
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Geoffrey H
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Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA. pppower@ucdavis.edu
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Philip P
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