A novel tetrakis(trialkylsilyl)digermene, featuring rather unusual structural and chemical properties, was synthesized by a straightforward synthetic protocol: reduction of the corresponding dichlorobis(trialkylsilyl)germane precursor with potassium graphite.
A straightforward method for the preparation of the cyclotrigermene cyclo-[(R3Si)4Ge3] 2 (R = SiMe
t
Bu2), based on the thermolysis of the digermene (R3Si)2GeGe(SiR3)2
1, is presented.
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