Germanium(II) dications stabilized by azamacrocycles and crown ethers

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2009;48(28):5152-4. doi: 10.1002/anie.200901247.

Abstract

A crown for germanium: Neutral aza- and oxamacrocycles enable stabilization of halide-free germanium(II) dications (see structure, Ge teal, N blue, C gray). The resulting structures show a marked dependence upon the denticity, donor type, and ring size of the macrocycle.