title: 1,1-Bis[4-(trifluoro-meth-yl)phen-yl]germetane.
abstract: The inter-nal C-Ge-C bond angle in the germacyclo-butane ring of the title compound, C(17)H(14)F(6)Ge or [Ge(C(3)H(6))(C(7)H(4)F(3))(2)], is 77.8 (3)°. The -CF(3) groups display rotational disorder [occupancies 0.604 (14):0.396 (14) and 0.410 (6):0.411 (6):0.179 (3)] and the germacyclo-butane ring also shows disorder [occupancies 0.604 (14):0.396 (14)].
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada L8S 4M1.
authors.forename: Lawrence A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Huck
authors.forename: Gregory D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Potter
authors.forename: Hilary A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.forename: James F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Britten
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Leigh