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Nucleophilic cleavage by potassium t-butoxide on hexaphenyl digermanes
, distannanes, and diplumbanes, in N,N'-dimethylpropyleneurea (DMPU) s
olvent, provides a facile method for preparation of triphenyl germyl,
stannyl, and plumbyl anions.