Pentagerma[1.1.1]propellane: A Combined Experimental and Quantum Chemical Study on the Nature of the Interactions between the Bridgehead Atoms

Ge, whiz! A detailed study of the synthesis, structure, redox chemistry, and bonding properties of pentagerma[1.1.1]propellane (1, see picture) examines fundamental aspects of the interactions between the bridgehead germanium atoms. DFT and CASSCF calculations unravel the biradicaloid characteristic...

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Published in:	Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) Vol. 48; no. 8; pp. 1411 - 1416
Main Authors:	Nied, Dominik, Klopper, Wim, Breher, Frank
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Weinheim Wiley-VCH Verlag 01-01-2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag
Subjects:	biradicaloid species cluster compounds density functional calculations germanium metallapropellanes
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Summary:	Ge, whiz! A detailed study of the synthesis, structure, redox chemistry, and bonding properties of pentagerma[1.1.1]propellane (1, see picture) examines fundamental aspects of the interactions between the bridgehead germanium atoms. DFT and CASSCF calculations unravel the biradicaloid characteristics of 1, and preliminary reactivity studies indicate that 1 features some radical-type behavior.
Bibliography:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/anie.200805289 Partial financial support by the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie is gratefully acknowledged. We are deeply grateful to Prof. Dieter Fenske for the donation of an X‐ray diffractometer. We thank Alexander Baldes for the calculation of the WBI and PABOON indices. ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	1433-7851 1521-3773
DOI:	10.1002/anie.200805289