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The first example of an oligogermane, containing a hypercoordinate germanium atom was prepared and characterized by various methods (NMR, UV/vis, and X-ray analysis).
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There is a first example of oligogermanium compounds (Ge-Ge bond) in which one of the Ge atom is hypercoordinated, i.e. it has an additional coordination (with N atom).
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This page is a summary of: New oligogermane with a five coordinate germanium atom: the preparation of 1-germylgermatrane, Dalton Transactions, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry,
DOI: 10.1039/c3dt53523a.
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