The reaction of [Ge{N(SiMe
3)C(Ph)C(SiMe
3)(C
5H
4N-2)}Cl] (
1) with
LiBu
t or LiC
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CPh in Et
2Oafforded substituted products [Ge(R){N(SiMe
3)C(Ph)C(SiMe
3)(C
5H
4N-2)}] [R = Bu
t (
2) or C
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CPh (
3)],respectively. However, the one-pot reaction of
1 with PhC
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CH and Bu
nLi in Et
2O afforded
lithiumgerminate [{(PhC
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C)
3Ge}
3GeLi(Et
2O)
3] (
4). Compound
1 can also undergo
ligand transfer reaction withLiAlH
4 to give [AlH{N(SiMe
3)C(Ph)C(SiMe
3)(C
5H
4N-2)}
2] (
5). Treatment of
1 with excess NaBH
4 inTHF afforded germanium(II) hydride-borane adduct [Ge(BH
3){N(SiMe
3)C(Ph)C(SiMe
3)(C
5H
4N-2)}H](
6). The reaction of
1 with MI (M = Cu and Au) gave the first examples of Ge(II)-M(I) adducts [Ge(CuI){N(SiMe
3)C(Ph)C(SiMe
3)(C
5H
4N-2)}Cl]
4 (
7) and [Ge(AuI){N(SiMe
3)C(Ph)C(SiMe
3)(C
5H
4N-2)}Cl] (
8). Compounds
2-
8 have been characterized by X-ray analysis.