The reaction of the intramolecular germylenephosphine Lewis pair (o-PPh 2 )C 6 H 4 GeAr* (1) with Group 15 element trichlorides ECl 3 (E=P, As, Sb) was investigated. After oxidative addition, the resulting compounds (o-PPh 2 )C 6 H 4 (Ar*) Ge(Cl)ECl 2 (2: E=P, 3: E=As, 4: E=Sb) were reduced by using sodium metal or LiHBEt 3 . The molecular structures of the phosphine-stabilized phosphinidene (o-PPh 2 )C 6 H 4 (Ar*)Ge(Cl)P ( 5), arsinidene (o-PPh 2 )C 6 H 4 (Ar*)Ge(Cl)As ( 6) and stibinidene (o-PPh 2 )C 6 H 4 (Ar*)Ge(Cl)Sb ( 7) are presented; they feature a two-coordinate low-valent Group 15 element. After chloride abstraction, a cyclic germaphosphene [(o-PPh 2 )C 6 H 4 (Ar*)GeP] [B(C 6 H 3 (CF 3 ) 2 ) 4 ] (8) was isolated. The 31 P NMR data of the germaphosphene were compared with literature examples and analyzed by quantum chemical calculations. The phosphinidene was treated with [iBu 2 AlH] 2 , and the product of an AlÀ H addition to the low-valent phosphorus atom (o-PPh 2 ) C 6 H 4 (Ar*)Ge(H)P(H)Al(C 4 H 9 ) 2 ( 9) was characterized.