摘要:
Dimesitylfluorenylidenegermane (1) reacts very readily with aldehydes and ketones, according to a [2 + 2] cycloaddition, leading to the corresponding germaoxetanes. These four-membered-ring heterocycles are quite stable, mainly due to the large steric hindrance of the substituents. In the case of acetone, reaction with the enolic form has been observed, followed by a germanotropic rearrangement. Germaoxetanes 3 (monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a = 12.668 (5) angstrom, b = 16.794 (6) angstrom, c = 14.600 (5) angstrom, beta = 90.25 (3)degrees, V = 3106 (2) angstrom 3, Z = 4, R = 0.0525) and 4 (monoclinic, P2(1)/c, a = 22.807 (5) angstrom, b = 17.713 (6) angstrom, c = 18.425 (4) angstrom, beta = 102.64 (2)degrees, V = 7263 (3) angstrom 3, Z = 8, R = 0.0697), obtained from benzaldehyde and benzophenone, have been characterized by X-ray diffraction methods and their data compared to those of the acyclic digermoxane 6 (triclinic, P1BAR, a = 13.002 (3), angstrom, b = 14.962 (2) angstrom, c = 16.094 (1) angstrom, alpha = 98.92 (1)degrees, beta = 95.90 (2)degrees, gamma = 114.52 (1)degrees, V = 2765 (1) angstrom 3, Z = 2, R = 0.0781) prepared by hydrolysis of germene 1.