title: Synthesis, characterisation and reactivity of germanium(II) amidinate and guanidinate complexes.
abstract: Reactions of lithium salts of the bulky guanidinate ligands, [ArNC(NR2)NAr](-) (NR2 = N(C6H11)2 (Giso-) and cis-NC5H8Me2-2,6 (Pipiso-); Ar = C6H3Pri2-2,6), with GeCl2.dioxane afforded the heteroleptic germylenes, [(Giso)GeCl] and [(Pipiso)GeCl], the former of which was structurally characterised. The further reactivity of these and the related complexes, [(Piso)GeCl] and [(Priso)GeCl] (Piso- = [ArNC(Bu(t))NAr]-, Priso- = [ArNC(NPri2)NAr]-) has been investigated. Salt elimination reactions have yielded the new monomeric complexes, [(Piso)Ge(NPri2)] and [(Piso)GeFeCp(CO)2], whilst a ligand displacement reaction afforded the heterometallic species, [(Piso)Ge(Cl)(W(CO)5)]. Chloride abstraction from [(Priso)GeCl] with GaCl3 has given the structurally characterised contact ion pair, [(Priso)Ge][GaCl4]. In addition, the inconclusive outcome of a number of attempts to reduce the germanium halide complexes are discussed.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, PO Box 23, Monash University, VIC 3800, Australia.
authors.forename: Cameron
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Richard P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Rose
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Stasch
mesh_terms: D000578:Amidines / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D005857:Germanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D006146:Guanidines / Q000737:chemistry*; D008024:Ligands; D008094:Lithium / Q000737:chemistry; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000578:Amidines; D006146:Guanidines; D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D005857:Germanium; D008094:Lithium