Cosledan, F. Castel, A. Rivière, P. Satgé, J. Veith, M. Huch, V. Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Reactivity of (8-Methoxynaphthyl)hydridogermanium Triflates and Iodides New 8-(methoxynaphthyl)hydridogermanium triflates and iodides were synthesized by treatment of the corresponding germanes with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid or I<sub>2</sub>. Their characterization by <sup>1</sup>H and <sup>13</sup>C NMR and IR spectroscopy is reported. In the solid state, bis(8-methoxynaphthyl)hydridogermanium triflate (<b>6</b>) exhibits a 5-coordinate germanium atom weakly linked to the triflate anion. The germyl iodide rapidly gives the germoxolene with loss of MeI when it is heated in CH<sub>3</sub>CN. With H<sub>2</sub>O, amine, and DMSO, the germyl triflates react quantitatively to form new complexes which can be isolated and characterized. The X-ray crystal structure of the hydrate of bis(8-methoxynaphthyl)hydridogermanium triflate (<b>11</b>) shows the predominant formation of a hydrated germyl cation. Several tentative approaches to prepare germanols failed and always gave stable germoxanes instead. germyl iodide;germyl cation;trifluoromethanesulfonic acid;Structural Characterization;13 C NMR;H 2 O;triflate anion;bi;1 H;germanium atom;DMSO;germyl triflates;CH 3 CN;IR spectroscopy 1998-05-08
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