Single‐Electron Oxidation, Chloride Abstraction, and Hydride‐Induced Decomposition of a Dichloro‐Bis(Germylene)
Abstract In this work we explore the reactivity of a dichloro‐bis(germylene) compound that features a naphthyridine diimine (NDI) ligand, denoted NDI‐Ge 2 Cl 2 . Upon reaction with the oxidant [Cp 2 Fe][BAr F 4 ] (Cp=C 5 H 5 , BAr F 4 =[{3,5‐(CF 3 ) 2 C 6 H 3 } 4 B]), we observed the formation of the radical species [NDI‐Ge 2 Cl 2 ]⋅ + [BAr F 4 ] − . Furthermore, the introduction of Na[BAr F 4 ] induced a single chloride anion abstraction process, resulting in the formation of [NDI‐Ge 2 Cl][BAr F 4 ]. The addition of Li[HB( s Bu) 3 ] to NDI‐Ge 2 Cl 2 led to the generation of NDI−Ge, presumably via a Cl/H exchange pathway followed by a decomposition process.
Authors
- Rian D. Dewhurst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5978-811X)
- Maximilian Dietz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-7034-8406)
- Ivo Krummenacher (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9537-1506)
- Holger Braunschweig (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9264-1726)
- Jonas Weiser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6698-2519)
- Felipe Fantuzzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8200-8262)
- Yiyi He
- Cauê P. Souza (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5545-004X)
- Jingjing Cui (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3549-9844)
Institutions
- University of Kent (GB)
- University of Würzburg (DE)
- Wuhan Institute of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry
- Published
- 2024-08-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.202400422
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.32
Funders
- Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg
- Wuhan Institute of Technology
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council