The reaction of 1-phenylgermatrane (1) and 1-phenylazagermatrane (2) with Cr(CO)6 affords chromium tricarbonyl complexes [N(CH2CH2O)3GeC6H5]Cr(CO)3 (6) and [N(CH2- CH2NH)3GeC6H5]Cr(CO)3 (7). In contrast, the same reaction of Cr(CO)6 with 1-(9-anthracenyl) germatrane (3) does not proceed. Composition and structures of the 6 and 7 were established by elemental analyses, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The crystal structure of 6 is reported