TY - JOUR AB - On the basis of the isolobal concept, comparable series of structurally different [pi]-complexes with Group 14 elements as central atoms and with cyclopentadienyl or dicarbollyl systems as ligands can be organized. We describe for the first time anionic [pi]-complexes in which one or two dicarbollyl (B9H9C2Me2) ligands are coordinated to a divalent germanium or tin centre. Thus, reaction of the phosphonium salt Ph3MeP+TlB9H9C2Me2- (4) with the element dichlorides GeCl2 and SnCl2, respectively, in a 1:1 ratio leads to the ionic compounds Ph3MeP+ClGeB9H9C2Me2- (5) and Ph3MeP+ClSnB9H9C2Me2- (6), respectively. In a 2:1 ratio of the same reactants, the ionic compounds (Ph3MeP+)2Ge(B9H9C2Me2)22- (7) and (Ph3MeP+)2Sn(B9H9C2Me2)22- (8), respectively, are formed. Some further chemistry of the starting material Tl+TlB9H9C2Me2- is also described. The characterization of the new complexes is based on 1H, 13C, 11B and 119Sn NMR data and on X-ray crystal structure investigations (5 and 7). DA - 1992 DO - 10.1016/S0020-1693(00)92379-X LA - eng M2 - 369 PY - 1992 SN - 0020-1693 SP - 369-375 T2 - Inorganica Chimica Acta TI - Anionic dicarbollyl complexes of germanium(II) and tin(II) — missing links in a series of [pi]-complexes with Group 14 elements as central atoms UR - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0070-pub-17748204 Y2 - 2024-11-21T23:29:15 ER -