title: Germanium(II) dications stabilized by azamacrocycles and crown ethers.
abstract: A crown for germanium: Neutral aza- and oxamacrocycles enable stabilization of halide-free germanium(II) dications (see structure, Ge teal, N blue, C gray). The resulting structures show a marked dependence upon the denticity, donor type, and ring size of the macrocycle.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK.
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Andrew L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hector
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Levason
authors.forename: Gillian
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Reid
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Webster
authors.forename: Wenjian
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zhang