Abstract
The title compound 3 has been synthesized along the hydride route by treatment of the solvent complex (η5‐C5Me5)Mn(CO)2(THF) (THF = tetrahydrofuran) with monogermane, GeH4, in the presence of sulfuric acid. A single‐crystal X‐Ray structural analysis revealed two conformers of 3 being present in the solid state in a 1:1 ratio (C2/c, monoclinic). Pairs of carbonyl groups almost eclipse each other, while the remaining two CO ligands an exhibit an anti‐conformation relative to the strictly linear MnGeMn framework. Both enantiomeric conformers are geometrically related by a 180°‐rotation of a (C5Me5)Mn(CO)2 fragment around the Mn, Ge, Mn vector. The manganese — germanium bond lenghts average 2.18(2) Å and thus correspond to considerable multiple bonding between these atoms.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 340-347 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Chemische Berichte |
| Volume | 118 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1985 |
| Externally published | Yes |