Facile Synthesis and Redox Behavior of an Overcrowded Spirogermabifluorene

A spirogermabifluorene that bears sterically demanding 3,3′,5,5′-tetra(<i>t</i>-butyl)-2,2′-biphenylene groups (<b>1</b>) was obtained from the reaction of in-situ-generated 2,2′-dilithiobiphenylene with GeCl<sub>2</sub>·(dioxane). The solid-state structure and th...

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Main Authors: Shogo Morisako, Kohsuke Noro, Takahiro Sasamori
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Inorganics
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2304-6740/9/10/75