Abstract The major organogermanium compounds formed by reactions of the dioxane complex of dichlorogermylene with hexamethyldisiloxane, octamethyltrisiloxane, and hexamethyltricyclotrisiloxane are bis (trimethylsiloxy) dichlorogermane, 3, 3-dichloro-1, 1, 1, 5, 5, 7, 7, 7-octamethyl-3-germa-2, 4, 6-trioxa-1, 5, 7-trisilaheptane, and a cyclic germatetrasiloxane.
