efficient procedure has been developed for the synthesis of organogermanium compounds and styrenes para-substituted with groups containing an atom of the 14th group by one-pot reaction of halogenosilanes, germanes or stannanes, organic halides and magnesium using ultrasound methods.
reported via the hydrogenation of readily accessible aromatic germanes (2D framework). Among the numerous catalysts tested, Nishimura’s catalyst (Rh2O3/PtO2·H2O) exhibited the best hydrogenation reactivity with an isolated yield of up to 96%. A broad range of substrates including the synthesis of unprecedented saturated heterocyclic germanes was explored. This selective hydrogenation strategy could tolerate