Gas phase reaction of nucleogenic dimethylgermylium cations with benzene
摘要:
Reaction of nucleogenic dimethylgermylium cations with benzene in the gas phase was studied by the radiochemical method. The formation of the products of germylation of benzene, dimethylphenylgermane, and phenylgermane is indicative of the formation of dimethylgermylium cations by the beta-decay of tritium in the molecule of dimethylditritium germane. Dimethylgermylium cations are shown to undergo a rearrangement in the course of the reaction with benzene, which is consistent with the earlier results of quantum-chemical calculations.
A microsynthetic procedure for preparing tritium-labeled alkyl-substituted germanes is developed. The resulting dimethylditritiogermane can be used as a source of dimethylgermylium ions. The synthesis was performed by the reduction of dibromodimethylgermane with lithium tritide in presence of AlBr3.