SYNTHETIC, STRUCTURAL, AND PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF ORGANO-OLIGOGERMANES

The hydrogermolysis reaction has been used to prepare a variety of linear and branched oligogermanes that have been fully characterized. The combination of a germanium hydride protection/deprotection strategy with the hydrogermolysis reaction allows for the addition of one or two germanium atoms to...

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Published in:Comments on modern chemistry. Part A, Comments on inorganic chemistry Comments on inorganic chemistry, 2011-03, Vol.32 (2), p.55-87
Main Author: Weinert, Charles S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
73Ge NMR Spectroscopy
Chemistry
electrochemistry
Germanium
Oligogermanes
spectroscopy
Studies
X-ray crystal structures
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Summary:The hydrogermolysis reaction has been used to prepare a variety of linear and branched oligogermanes that have been fully characterized. The combination of a germanium hydride protection/deprotection strategy with the hydrogermolysis reaction allows for the addition of one or two germanium atoms to the Ge - Ge chain at a time in linear systems, or three germanium atoms at a time in the case of branched systems. The physical properties of both types of oligogermanes have been probed using UV/visible spectroscopy and cyclic voltammetry, and several of the experimental results have been complimented with theoretical investigations. The syntheses, structures, and properties of these oligogermanes are the foci of this review.
ISSN:0260-3594
1548-9574
DOI:10.1080/02603594.2011.618854