Abstract
The bonding characteristics and oxidative addition of germanes and silanes were analyzed. The reaction of GeH 4 and GeH 3Ph with Mo(CO)(PP) 2 (PP=diphosphine) produced germane complex. The complex was characterized by x-ray crystallography, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. It was found that the factor that made oxidative addition of Ge-H bond easier than that for Si-H was the relative weakness of the Ge-H bond.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 5307-5323 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 22 |
Issue number | 25 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 8 Dec 2003 |