R. Tacke et al., THE FIRST ZWITTERIONIC DINUCLEAR GERMANIUM(IV) COMPLEX WITH PENTACOORDINATE GERMANIUM ATOMS - SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE ANALYSIS, Inorganic chemistry, 37(8), 1998, pp. 2070
The zwitterionic dispirocyclic (molecular) lambda(5)Ge,lambda(5)Ge'-di
germanate 5a is the first example of a dinuclear germanium compound co
ntaining two pentacoordinate Ge atoms (GeO4C framework). The coordinat
ion polyhedra around the germanium atoms are slightly distorted trigon
al bipyramids. The synthesis and crystal structure analysis of 5a are
reported.