Reactivity of [M(η4-P2C2tBu2)] (M = Ge, Sn), with tert-Butylphosphaethyne P≡CtBu: Synthesis, Structural Characterisation and Computational Studies of the Novel Zwitterionic Organophosphorus Cage Compounds [MP4C4tBu4] (M = Ge, Sn)

Reactivity of [M(η4-P2C2tBu2)] (M = Ge,

Reactivity of [M(η4-P2C2tBu2)] (M = Ge, Sn), with tert-Butylphosphaethyne P≡CtBu: Synthesis, Structural Characterisation and Computational Studies of the Novel Zwitterionic Organophosphorus Cage Compounds [MP4C4tBu4] (M = Ge, Sn) (Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. 11/2008)

✍ Matthew D. Francis; Peter B. Hitchcock; John F. Nixon; László Nyulászi 📂 Article 📅 2008 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 986 KB

## Abstract **The cover picture shows** the zwitterionic cage GeP~4~C~4~(__t__Bu)~4~ (bottom right) with separated positive (red) and negative (blue) charges (see the electrostatic potential map, top right). The compound forms in a smooth reaction from the neutral η^4^‐Ge complex and two __t__BuCP