Preparation and Structure of the First Germanium(<scp>II</scp>) Hydroxide: The Congener of an Unknown Low‐Valent Carbon Analogue

Abstract

Trapping HCl with an Arduengo-type carbene was the key to preparing and isolating the first germanium(II) hydroxide [LGeOH] (L=HC{(CMe)(2,6-iPr2C6H3N)}2) by hydrolysis of the corresponding chloride. In the solid state [LGeOH] forms dimers through an interaction of the OH group with the lone pair of another Ge atom (see picture; Ar=2,6-iPr2C6H3).