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Synthesis and characterization of germanium (IV) and silicon (IV) complexes derived from 9-hydroxyphenalenone: X-ray crystal and molecular structure of tris-(9-oxophenalenone)-germanium (IV) and silicon (IV) salts
Pal,Tham,Reed,Oakley,Haddon
, p. 2076 - 2083 (2005)
The germanium (IV) and silicon (IV) complexes, tris-(9-oxophenalenone)- germanium (IV) tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] borate (7 +TFPB-) and tris-(9-oxophenalenone)-silicon (IV) tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl) phenyl] borate (8+TFPB -), derived from 9-hydroxyphenalenone have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, infrared spectra and as well as by single crystal X-ray study. The crystal structure of 7+TFPB- and 8+TFPB- shows a one-dimensional chain like structure and π-overlap between the neighbouring phenalenyl planes. The cyclic voltammograms of 7+TFPB- and 8+TFPB- show three reversible one-electron reduction steps due to the formation of the radical, anion and dianion as each phenalenyl moiety accepts an electron.
