title: Cationic crown ether complexes of germanium(II).
abstract: Fit for a king: Cationic complexes of Ge(II) can be prepared by using crown ethers to stabilize and protect the germanium center. Three different crown ethers were employed: [12]crown-4 (see structure, Ge teal, O red, C gray), [15]crown-5, and [18]crown-6. The structures of the cationic complexes depend on the cavity size of the crown ether and on the substituent on germanium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON N6A 5B7, Canada.
authors.forename: Paul A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Rupar
authors.forename: Rajoshree
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bandyopadhyay
authors.forename: Benjamin F T
authors.initials: BF
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Stinchcombe
authors.forename: Paul J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ragogna
authors.forename: Charles L B
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Macdonald
authors.forename: Kim M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Baines