A stable and crystalline triarylgermyl radical: structure and EPR spectra.
A radical thing: After being obtained unexpectedly in low yields, the synthesis of the first stable triarylgermyl radical (*)Ge[3,5-tBu(2)-2,6-(EtO)(2)C(6)H](3) (1; C gray, O blue) was considerably optimized, and the product was investigated by X-ray analysis and EPR spectroscopy. The results were compared with DFT-MO studies for the model compound (*)Ge[2,6-(MeO)(2)C(6)H(3)].
Drost
Christian
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Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Leipzig, Johannisallee 29, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. cdrost@rz.uni-leipzig.de
Griebel
Jan
J
Kirmse
Reinhard
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Lönnecke
Peter
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Reinhold
Joachim
J