title: Germa-closo-dodecaborate: a new ligand in transition-metal chemistry with a strong trans influence.
abstract: The strong nucleophilic character of germa-closo-dodecaborate towards late transition metal centres is described. The synthesis and characterisation of the first germa-closo-dodecaborate complexes are presented, and the solid state structures of the germaborate transition metal complexes were determined by X-ray crystal structure analyses. The strong trans influence of the new germaborate ligand was determined by IR spectroscopy and NMR coupling constants.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Jörg-Alexander
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dimmer
authors.forename: Hartmut
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schubert
authors.forename: Lars
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wesemann