10.1246/cl.1994.941
The study reports the first synthesis of bisgermylene and bisstannylene with an acyclic structure. The synthesis was achieved through one-pot, two-step ligand substitution reactions starting from germanium and tin dichlorides. The key chemicals involved include 1,4-dioxane complexes of germanium dichloride (la) and tin dichloride (1b), lithium amide compounds derived from amines such as 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethyldisilazane and N,N'-bis(trimethylsilyl)-p-phenylenediamine. These lithium amides played crucial roles in the ligand substitution steps. The products, bisgermylene (5a) and bisstannylene (5b), were isolated by crystallization from diethyl ether and were found to be stable at ambient temperatures under an inert atmosphere. The study also explored the oxidative addition of these compounds to organic halides like ethyl iodide and ethyl bromide, yielding products 6a and 6b, which were characterized by their melting points and NMR spectra. The research aims to extend the understanding of organometallic chemistry involving germanium and tin compounds and their potential applications in polymer synthesis and other organometallic reactions.