Synthesis and structure of cyclotrigermenium salts of tetrakis{3,5- bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl}borate, tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate and tetrakis{4-[tert-butyl(dimethyl)silyl]-2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenyl}borate: A stable free germyl cation in the condensed phase

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn , Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1155-1159

  Sekiguchi, Akira ^a   Fukaya, Norihisa ^a   Ichinohe, Masaaki ^a   Ishida, Yutaka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cations; Electron transfer; Germanium; Small ring systems

Indexed keywords

DICHLOROMETHANE; GERMANIUM; NEGATIVE IONS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

A-STABLE; CONDENSED PHASE; CONDENSED PHASIS; COUNTERIONS; CRYSTALS STRUCTURES; ELECTRON TRANSFER; GERMANIUMS (GE); SMALL RING SYSTEMS; TETRAKIS; TRIFLUOROMETHYL;

POSITIVE IONS;

BORIC ACID; CATION; GERMANIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034129314     PISSN: 14341948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0682(200006)2000:6<1155::AID-EJIC1155>3.3.CO;2-3     Document Type: Article

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