Synthesis and Characterization of an All-Germanium Analogue of Cyclobutane-1,3-diyl

J Am Chem Soc. 2024 May 29;146(21):14386-14390. doi: 10.1021/jacs.3c13727. Epub 2024 May 15.

Abstract

A tetragermacyclobutane-1,3-diyl was prepared and structurally characterized via the reduction of chlorogermylene-coordinated germylgermylene with potassium graphite, which represents the first all-germanium analogue of cyclobutane-1,3-diyl. Single-crystal X-ray analysis of the tetragermacyclobutane-1,3-diyl disclosed that it adopts a planar-cis structure, which is different from those reported all-silicon cyclobutane-1,3-diyls. DFT calculations revealed that both the bulky substituents on the germanium atoms and the tethering of the amido groups are important for the planar cis-configuration of 5.