Geoffrey H. Spikes, Yang Peng, James C. Fettinger, Jochen Steiner and Philip P. Power
Chem. Commun., 2005, 6041-6043
DOI:
10.1039/B513189H,
Communication
The reactions of the digermanium and ditin alkyne analogues Ar′MMAr′ (M = Ge or Sn) with R2NO, (R2NO = Me2C(CH2)3CMe2N
O or N2O), result in complete MM bond cleavage to afford the germylene :Ge(Ar′)ONR2 or the germanium(II) or tin(II) hydroxides {M(Ar′)(μ–OH)}2.