CLEAVAGE OF SILICON- AND GERMANIUM-TRANSITION METAL BONDS. DEPENDENCE OF THE STEREOCHEMISTRY ON THE NATURE OF THE LIGANDS AND THE GEOMETRY OF COMPLEXES

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/S0022-328X(00)86747-9

The cleavages of some new optically active complexes containing Co-Si (or -Ge), Mn-Si (or -Ge), Re-Ge and W-Ge bonds are described.Electrophiles cleave the Co-Si bond with good retention of configuration at silicon, while the Mn-Si bond is not cleaved und