Synthesis and initial transition metal chemistry of the first PGeP pincer type germylene.
A PGeP pincer type germylene, Ge(NCH2PtBu2)2C6H4, which contains two phosphane groups hanging from the N atoms of an N heterocyclic germylene fragment, has been isolated for the first time. This compound has already furnished a rich transition metal derivative chemistry (Co, Rh, and Pd) that includes complexes containing bridging P,Ge,P chelating P,Ge and pincer P,Ge,P ligands.
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