BIS[BIS(TRIMETHYLSILYL)AMINO]GERMANIUM(II)

Hydrolytic Sensitivity

8: reacts rapidly with moisture, water, protic solvents

Intermediate for germazene.¹
Forms poly(germanium enolates) by reaction with ?,?-unsaturated ketones.²
Reacts with carbon dioxide to form silylated isocyanates and carbodiimides.³
Forms 3-coordinate complexes with (Et₃P)₂Ptacac that reversibly bind CO₂, H₂.⁴

1. Chen, H. et al. Inorg. Chem. 1991, 30, 3390.
2. Kobayashi, S. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1992, 114, 4929.
3. Sita, L. et al. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1996, 118, 10912.
4. Litz, K. et al. Organometallics 1995, 14, 5008.

Packaging Under

Nitrogen