DFT Study of Mechanism of Extraction Reaction Between Germylene Carbene （H2Ge=C：） and Its Derivatives and Ethylene Oxide

The mechanism of the oxide extraction reaction between singlet germylene carbene and its derivatives X2Ge=C： （X=H, F, Cl, CH3） and ethylene oxide has been investigated with B3LYP/6-311G（d,p） method. The results show that this kind of reaction has similar mechanism, the shift of 2p lone electron pair of O in ethylene oxide to the 2p unoccupied orbital of C in X2Ge=C： gives a p→p donor-acceptor bond, thereby leading to the formation of intermediate. As the p→p donor-acceptor bond continues to strengthen, that is the C-O bond continues to shorten, the intermediate generates product （P＋C2H4） via transition state. It is the substituent electronegativity that mainly affect the extraction reactions. When the substituent electronegativity is greater, the energy barrier is lower, and the reaction rate is greater.

Theoretical studies of insertion reactions of singlet germylene into aryl C-C1 bond of 1-chlorobenzene

The insertion reactions of germylene into C-Cl bond of 1-chorobenzene have been explored using density functional theory. Five germylene species have been chosen for systematically studying. All the stationary points were determined at the B3LYP/ 6-311＋G （d, p） level of the theory. The results show that, the smaller the AEsT of germylene, the lower the barrier height, and the electropositive substituents on the germylene can increase the reaction activity and exothermicity of insertion into C-Cl bond of 1- chorobenzene.

Germylene-Fe complexes caused by heterometallic coupling and investigation into the 3d-4p bonding

The interpretation of heterometallic bonding nature is a basic work of inorganic chemistry.By means of intermetallic substitution of germylene anions with iron halide complexes CpFe(CO)_(2)I andβ-diketiminato Fe^Ⅱchloride,the ferrogermylene complexes 3a,3b and 4a were synthesized and structurally characterized.The structural and IR characterizations show the presence of the Ge←Feπbackbonding in molecules 3a,3b and 4a.The computational works on frontier molecular orbitals and their comparison of energy states confirmed thatσdonation andπbackbonding are both weak in these molecules,despite three complexes have longer Ge-Fe bonds,whose strength decreases slightly with the degressive electron density around Fe environment in a sequence from 3a,3b to 4a.

Theoretical Study on the Mechanism of the Cycloaddition Reaction between Dichloromethylene Germylene and Ethylene

The mechanism of a cycloaddition reaction between singlet dichloromethylene germylene and ethylene has been investigated with B3LYP/6-31G＊ method, including geometry optimization and vibrational analysis for the involved stationary points on the potential energy surface. Energies for the involved conformations were calculated by CCSD（T）//B3LYP/6-31G＊ method. On the basis of the surface energy profile obtained with CCSD（T）// B3LYP/6-31G＊ method for the cycloaddition reaction between singlet dichloromethylene germylene and ethylene, it can be predicted that the dominant reaction pathway is that an intermediate INT1 is firstly formed between the two reactants through a barrier-free exothermic reaction of 61.7 kJ/mol, and the intermediate INT1 then isomerizes to an active four-membered ring product P2.1 via a transition state TS2, an intermediate INT2 and a transition state TS2.1, in which energy barriers are 57.7 and 42.2 kJ/mol, respectively.

Ab initio Study of Mechanism of Cycloaddition Reaction be- tween Germylene Silylene （H2Ge=Si：） and Acetone

The mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction between singlet germylene silylene （H2Ge =Si：） and acetone has been investigated with CCSD（T）/6-31G＊//MP2/6-31 G＊ method. From the potential energy profile, we could predict that the reaction has two competitive dominant reaction channels. The present rule of this reaction is that the [2 ＋2] cycloaddition reaction of the two π-bonds in germylene silylene and acetone generates a four-membered ring silylene with Ge. Because of the unsaturated property of Si atom in the four-membered ring silylene with Ge, it could further react with acetone, resulting in the generation of a bis-heterocyclic compound with Si and Ge. Simul- taneously, the ring strain of the four-membered ring silylene with Ge makes it isomerize to a twisted four-membered ring product.

Density ＇Functional Theory Study on Mechanism of Forming Spiro-Geheterocyclic Ring Compound from Me2Ge--Ge： and Acetaldehyde

The H2Ge=Ge：, as well as and its derivatives （X2Ge=Ge：, X=H, Me, F, C1, Br, Ph, At, ...） is a kind of new species. Its cycloaddition reactions is a new area for the study of germylene chemistry. The mechanism of the cycloaddition reaction between singlet Me2Ge=Ge： and acetaldehyde was investigated with the B3LYP/6-31G＊ method in this work. From the potential energy profile, it could be predicted that the reaction has one dominant reaction pathway. The reaction rule is that the two reactants firstly form a four-membered Ge-heterocyclic ring germylene through the [2＋2] cycloaddition reaction. Because of the 4p unoccupied orbital of Ge： atom in the four-membered Ge-heterocyclic ring germylene and the ~ orbital of acetaldehyde forming a r^--~p donor-acceptor bond, the four-membered Ge-heterocyclic ring germylene further combines with acetaldehyde to form an intermedi- ate. Because the Ge atom in intermediate happens sp3 hybridization after transition state, then, intermediate isomerizes to a spiro-Ge-heterocyclic ring compound via a transition state. The research result indicates the laws of cycloaddition reaction between Me2Ge=Ge： and ac- etaldehyde, and lays the theory foundation of the cycloaddition reaction between H2Ge=Ge： and its derivatives （X2Ge=Ge：, X=H, Me, F, C1, Br, Ph, At, ...） and asymmetric ^-bonded compounds, which are significant for the synthesis of small-ring and spiro-Ge-heterocyclic ring compounds.

Ab Initio Study of the Mechanism of Cycloaddition Reaction between H_2Ge=Ge: and Acetaldehyde

The mechanism of cycloaddition reaction between singlet state H2Ge=Ge： and acetaldehyde has been investigated with the MP2/6-311＋＋G＊＊ method. From the potential energy profile, it could be predicted that the reaction has two competitive dominant reaction pathways. The reaction rule presented is that the two reactants firstly form a four-membered Ge-heterocyclic ring germylene through the [2＋2] cycloaddition reaction. As the 4p unoccupied orbital of Ge： atom in the four-membered Ge-heterocyclic ring germylene and the π orbital of acetaldehyde form a π→p donor-acceptor bond, the four-membered Ge-heterocyclic ring germylene further combines with acetaldehyde to give an intermediate. Because the Ge atom in intermediate exhibits sp3 hybridization after transition state, the intermediate isomerizes to a spiro-Ge-heterocyclic ring compound via a transition state. Simultaneously, the ring strain of the four-membered Ge-heterocyclic ring germylene makes it isomerize to a twisted four-membered ring product.

Ab Initio Study of the Mechanism of Forming a Spiro-Ge-heterocyclic Ring Compound Involving Si from Me_2Si=Ge: and Formaldehyde

X2Si=Ge： （X = H, Me, F, CI, Br, Ph, Ar...） is a new species. Its cycloaddition reaction is a new area for the study of germylene chemistry. The mechanism of cycloaddition reaction between singlet state Me2Si=Ge： and formaldehyde has been investigated with the CCSD（T）//MP2/cc-pvtz method. From the potential energy profile, it could be predicted that the reaction has one dominant reaction pathway. The reaction rule presented is that the two reactants first form a four-membered Si-heterocyclic ring germylene through the [2＋2] cycloaddition reaction. Because of the 4p unoccupied orbital of Ge： atom in the four-membered Si-heterocyclic ring germylene and the π orbital of formaldehyde form a π→p donor-acceptor bond, the four-membered Si-heterocyclic ring germylene further combines with formaldehyde to form an intermediate. Because the Ge atom in the intermediate undergoes sp^3 hybridization after transition state, then the intermediate isomerizes to a spiro-Ge-heterocyclic ring compound involving Si via a transition state. The research result indicates the laws of cycloaddition reaction between HzSi=Ge： and formaldehyde. It has important reference value for the cycloaddition reaction between X2Si=Ge： （X = H, Me, F, CI, Br, Ph, Ar…） and asymmetric to-bonded compounds, which is significant for the synthesis of small-ring and spiro-Ge-heterocyclic compounds involving Si. The study extends research area and enriches the research content of germylene chemistry.

Synthesis and Characterization of Organoboryl Germanium(Ⅱ)Oxides Containing Ge-O-B and Ge-O-B-O-Ge Cores

Organoboryl germanium(Ⅱ)oxides were synthesized from the 1,4-addition reaction of L′Ge(L′=HC[C(CH2)N(Ar)]C(Me)N(Ar),Ar=2,6-iPr2C6H3)with selected monosubstituted arylboronic acids RB(OH)2(R=2,6-Me2C6H3,2,4,6-Me3C6H2,1-Naph)at the molar ratios of 1:1 and 2:1.The mononuclear products RB(OH)OGeL(L=CH[C(Me)N(Ar)]2,Ar=2,6-iPr2C6H3;R=2,6-Me2C6H3(1),2,4,6-Me3C6H2(2),1-Naph(3))containing the Ge–O–B core were obtained smoothly through the 1:1 reaction.However,the reaction of L′Ge with 2,6-Me2C6H3B(OH)2 in a 2:1 ratio gave only the mononuclear product(1)instead of the expected binuclear one.What’s more,a new borate compound[(2,6-Me2C6H3)4B5O6]-[H:C]+(4)(:C=C[N(iPr)C(Me)]2)was concomitantly formed when the in situ prepared L′Ge was used as the precursor.In contrast,the use of 2,4,6-Me3C6H2B(OH)2 or 1-NaphB(OH)2 as the organoboryl source in the similar reaction led to the formation and isolation of the binuclear products RB(OGeL)2(R=2,4,6-Me3C6H2(5),1-Naph(6))containing the Ge–O–B–O–Ge core in a straight way.Compounds 1~6 were determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.