Germabenzene Explained
Germabenzene (C5H6Ge) is the parent representative of a group of chemical compounds containing in their molecular structure a benzene ring with a carbon atom replaced by a germanium atom. Germabenzene itself has been studied theoretically,[1] and synthesized with a bulky 2,4,6-tris[bis(trimethylsilyl)methyl]phenyl or Tbt group.[2] Also, stable naphthalene derivatives do exist in the laboratory such as the 2-germanaphthalene-containing substance represented below.[3] The germanium to carbon bond in this compound is shielded from potential reactants by a Tbt group. This compound is aromatic just as the other carbon group representatives silabenzene and stannabenzene.
See also
- 6-membered aromatic rings with one carbon replaced by another group: borabenzene, silabenzene, germabenzene, stannabenzene, pyridine, phosphorine, arsabenzene, bismabenzene, pyrylium, thiopyrylium, selenopyrylium, telluropyrylium
Notes and References
- 10.1016/j.theochem.2009.10.038 . Ebrahimi, A. A. . Ghiasi, R. . Foroutan-Nejad, C. . Topological Characteristics of the Ring Critical Points and the Aromaticity of Groups IIIa to VIa Hetero-Benzenes . Journal of Molecular Structure: THEOCHEM . 2010 . 941 . 1–3 . 47–52.
- Nakata. Norio. Takeda. Nobuhiro. Tokitoh. Norihiro. 2002-06-01. Synthesis and Properties of the First Stable Germabenzene. Journal of the American Chemical Society. 124. 24. 6914–6920. 10.1021/ja0262941. 12059214 . 0002-7863.
- Nakata . N. . Takeda . N. . Tokitoh . N. . Synthesis and Structure of a Kinetically Stabilized 2-Germanaphthalene: The First Stable Neutral Germaaromatic Compound . Organometallics . 2001 . 20 . 26 . 5507–5509 . 10.1021/om010881y .
