M. Adachi et al., Reactions of organogermylenes generated by photolysis of 7-germanorbornadienes and cyclohexagermanes with organic halides and trimethyltin chloride, MAIN GR MET, 22(4), 1999, pp. 227-230
Reactions of organogermylenes, R2Ge: (R=Me and Pr-1), generated by photolys
is of 7-germanorbornadienes and cyclohexagermanes with organic halides (R'X
) were examined by chemical trapping experiments and CIDNP measurements. Th
e organogermylenes reacted quantitatively with polyhalomethanes (XCCl3, X=C
l, Br) and benzyl bromide to give the corresponding abstraction products to
gether with polyhaloethanes and bibenzyl, respectively. With trimethyltin c
hloride the organogermylenes afforded effectively the insertion products.