A germanium(II) cation with [1+1] coordination.
Breaking the molecular symmetry by protonation of germylene 1 is the key step in the synthesis of the germyliumylidene 2, which is stabilized by an intramolecular interaction with a distant imido group.
Schäfer
Annemarie
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Institut für Reine und Angewandte Chemie, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Carl von Ossietzky-Strasse 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany.
Saak
Wolfgang
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Haase
Detlev
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Müller
Thomas
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