title: A Germylene Stabilized by Homoconjugation.
abstract: The synthesis of a bicyclic germylene from the reaction of a germole dianion with hafnocene dichloride is reported. This germylene is stabilized by a homoconjugative interaction of the dicoordinated germanium atom with a remote C=C double bond. First reactivity studies revealed its nucleophilic character and resulted in the synthesis of bimetallic hafnium/iron and hafnium/tungsten complexes with a germylene group linker.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse 9-11, Germany.
authors.forename: Zhaowen
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-6163-470X
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Dong
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse 9-11, Germany.
authors.forename: Crispin R W
authors.identifier: 0000-0003-3985-7741
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Reinhold
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse 9-11, Germany.
authors.forename: Marc
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8026-7271
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schmidtmann
authors.affiliation: Institut für Chemie, Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg, 26129, Oldenburg, Carl-von-Ossietzky-Strasse 9-11, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-4247-3776
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Müller
keywords: X-ray diffraction; carbene analogues; germanium; homoconjugation; hyperconjugation