Organometallics

Microwave-assisted Lewis acid catalysis: Application to the synthesis of alkyl-or arylhalogermanes

R Laurent, A Laporterie, J Dubac, J Berlan

Index: Laurent, Regis; Laporterie, Andre; Dubac, Jacques; Berlan, Jacques Organometallics, 1994 , vol. 13, p. 2493 - 2495

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Citation Number: 35

Abstract

Summary: Under microwave irradiation, alkyl-or arylhalogermanes RnGeX4-,(R= Et, Bu, Ph; X= C1, Br) are obtained by redistribution reactions of R4Ge with GeX4. These experimental conditions permit the synthesis of such compounds in good yield in a few minutes at atmospheric pressure. The direct Friedel-Crafts germylation of benzene and toluene by germanium tetrachloride also has been performed, but yields were low.