An Isolable THF‐Coordinated Dialkylgermanone

Abstract

AbstractA stable dialkylgermanone was generated by mixing a solid of the corresponding dialkylgermylene and gaseous N2O. While the dialkylgermanone is marginally persistent in solution and gradually converts to its head‐to‐tail dimer at room temperature, the addition of THF to the dialkylgermanone provided an isolable THF‐coordinated dialkylgermanone. The THF‐coordinated dialkylgermanone reacts with H2O, THF, and B(C6F5)3 similar to the corresponding base‐free two‐coordinate dialkylsilanone. The dialkylgermanone undergoes deoxygenation in the presence of triphenylphosphine to provide the corresponding germylene and olefination upon treatment with phosphaylide Ph3PCHPh to afford the corresponding Ge=C bond compound (germa‐Wittig reaction).