%0 Generic %A Sugahara, Tomohiro %A Sasamori, Takahiro %A Tokitoh, Norihiro %D 2018 %T 2,5-Digermaselenophenes: Germanium Analogues of Selenophenes %U https://acs.figshare.com/articles/dataset/2_5-Digermaselenophenes_Germanium_Analogues_of_Selenophenes/7017431 %R 10.1021/jacs.8b07588.s002 %2 https://acs.figshare.com/ndownloader/files/12894644 %K ability %K pyramidalized structure %K Germanium Analogues %K physicochemical properties %K room temperature %K digermaselenophene exhibits %X A stable crystalline 2,5-digermaselenophene was synthesized. In contrast to hitherto reported selenophenes, this digermaselenophene exhibits a trans-pyramidalized structure, which is due to its electronic properties. The practical utility of this 2,5-digermaselenophene is reflected in its ability to activate dihydrogen and acetylene at room temperature in the absence of a transition-metal complex, and this behavior can be rationalized on the basis of its physicochemical properties, which are characterized by considerable electron-donating and -accepting abilities. %I ACS Publications