molecules 2 in solution, with 1,4-diisopropyl-1,4-diazabuta-1,3-diene (3) furnishes the [4+1] cycloaddition product of 2 to the nitrogen atoms of 3. Under drastic conditions tetrakis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)digermene also forms the germylene molecules 6 which react with 3 in a similar fashion to afford the corresponding [4+1] cycloadduct.
The reaction of
bis(2-tert-butyl-4,5,6-trimethylphenyl)germylene
(Ar2Ge:) with tert-butylphosphaalkyne furnishes a
germadiphosphacyclobutene derivative with an exocyclic
–C(But)GeAr2 group at one phosphorus
atom, which was characterised by an X-ray structure analysis.
The reaction of tetrakis(2-tert-butyl-4,5,6-trimethylphenyl)digermene, which dissociates into germylene molecules in solution, with hexafluorobut-2-yne furnishes the corresponding germacyclopropene 3 by a [1 + 2] cycloaddition of the germylene to the CdropC triple bond. The X-ray structure analysis of 3 reveals a short C=C double bond length of 132.4(5) pm and an acute C-Ge-C bond angle of 39.93(14)degrees.
Cycloaddition Reactions of an Acetylene-Linked Bis(germaethene)<sup>1</sup><sup>,</sup><sup>2</sup>
3,5-Di-tert-butyl-1,2-benzoquinone reacts with the acetylene-linked bis(germaethene) Ar2Ge=C(R)-Cequivalent toC-C(R)=GeAr2, R=C6H5, Ar = 2-tBu-4,5,6-Me3C6H (4), in a [4+2] fashion to furnish the sterically crowded product 5 of 2-fold cycloaddition to the Ge=C bonds. The reaction of 4 with 1,2-dicyanoethylene proceeds differently, namely, by [2+4] cycloaddition of one of the Cequivalent toN bonds to the Ge=C and Cequivalent toC bonds, followed by a [2+2] cycloaddition of the remaining Ge=C bond to the newly formed C=C bond to give the bicyclic compound 6. An unprecedented C-H activation of a tert-butyl and an aryl C-H bond leads finally to the hexacyclic compound 8 via the tetracyclic product 7. Cyanogen gas reacts similarly by [2+4] and [2+2] cycloadditions to furnish the bicyclic compound 9. In this case, no C-H addition to the endocyclic C=N bond is observed.
Acetylene-Linked Bis(germaethenes): The First Molecules with Conjugated Germanium−Carbon Double Bonds<sup>1</sup>
In solution, the digermene Ar2Ge=GeAr2 (Ar = 2-tBu-4,5,6-Me3C6H) partly dissociates into two molecules of the germylene Ar2Ge:. The reaction of this digermene with some 1,3-diynes (RC equivalent to C-)(2) Leads to the formation of the acetylene-linked bis(germaethenes) Ar2Ge=C(R)C equivalent to C(R)C=GeAr2 (R = n-C4H9 (6a), C6H5 (6b)). The conjugation between the two Ge=C units is reflected by the positions of the UV/vis absorptions at Longest wavelengths of 518 (6a) and 595 (6b) nm. An X-ray structure analysis of 6a reveals a nearly linear C-4 skeleton and short Ge=C bond lengths of 1.819(2) Angstrom.