title: A germanium(II) cation with [1+1] coordination.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Reine und Angewandte Chemie, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, Carl von Ossietzky-Strasse 9-11, 26129 Oldenburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Annemarie
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Schäfer
authors.forename: Wolfgang
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Saak
authors.forename: Detlev
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller