Decabenzylgermanocene: Synthesis and Structure of a Monomeric, Air‐Stable Germanocene

Abstract

Three of the benzyl groups in the germanocene 1 form a kind of protective shield for the lone pair electrons of the central germanium atom. This has been demonstrated by an X-ray structure analysis. 1 is the first germanocene that, despite non-parallel cyclopentadienyl ring planes, is air stable.