text: The sterically encumbered germylene ligand (Dipp)PH, where Dipp=2,6-iPrCH, was synthesized by the addition of PCl to DippLi-(OEt), followed by the addition of LiAlH. (Dipp)PH was added to PhCHK, which is combined with GeCl to provide (DippP)Ge. The synthesis resulted in dark red crystals suitable for x-ray crystallography. The identity of the compound was confirmed by elemental analysis, multinuclear NMR, and x-ray crystallography. This compound is stable in the absence of air and water.