Formation of the Ge—In Bond

Syntheses of germylmercurials can start with a chiral germane. In both the formation of the Ge—Hg bond and the subsequent cleavage reactions the original configuration is retained, e.g. ... 

Note that although the calculated value of the Ge - Cl bond in GeCh is comparable to that in SnCh, the uncertainty in this value is quite high due to the estimated heat of formation of GeCb. 

The Hg-sensitized photolysis of GeH yields some Ge H, and the X-irradiation of GejHj-CjH mixtures yields ElGe Hj, EtGejH, etc., in processes that may involve formation of new Ge-H bonds. 

The formation of a Ge—Mg bond in this reaction is established by hydrolysis with HjO or DjO, yielding PhjGeH or the deuteriated germane h... 

It is observed that higher potential values for the adatom redox process are correlated with a lower energy of the M—O bond, i.e., lower (less negative) enthalpy of formation of the adatom oxygenated species. In this regard, the discrepant behavior of Ge-Pt(lOO) may be related to the dilute nature of this adlayer, with a maximum coverage of only 0.25. 

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