“…Group 14 hydrides, such as R 3 SiH, R 3 GeH, and R 3 SnH, are of great importance due to their industrial applications, synthetic chemistry, and the interesting nature of the chemical bonding. − Subvalent germanium and tin hydrides show a high reactivity and attracted considerable attention after the preparation of divalent tin(II)hydride (Ar·SnH) 2 in 2000 . Several germanium(II) hydrides featuring a central GeH 2 moiety flanked by electron-donating, electron-accepting, or both groups have been prepared based on kinetic or thermodynamic stabilization. − In principle, these species representing chemical analogues to the well-known carbenes provide considerable insights into the nature of the chemical structure and bonding in subvalent group 14 compounds.…”