title: All-metallagermoxane with an adamantanoid cage structure: [(Cp*Ru(CO)2Ge)4(μ-O)6] (Cp* = η(5)-C5Me5).
abstract: In an attempt to synthesize a zero valent germanium compound, we have carried out the reaction of [(Cp*RuCO)(GeCl2)]2, 1 with potassium metal that led to the formation of a metallagermoxane [(Cp*Ru(CO)2Ge)4(μ-O)6], 2. Compound 2 is the first example of a tetrametallagermoxane with an exo-{Cp*Ru(CO)2} fragment. DFT calculations were used to examine the key intermediates associated with the formation of 2.
authors.affiliation: Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Chennai, 600 036, India. sghosh@iitm.ac.in.
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authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bakthavachalam
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yuvaraj
authors.forename: Bijan
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authors.lastname: Mondal
authors.forename: Rini
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authors.lastname: Prakash
authors.forename: Sundargopal
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authors.lastname: Ghosh