Bis [tris (trimethylsilyl) germyl] zinc,[(Me 3 Si) 3 Ge] 2 Zn, was prepared by the reaction of [tris (trimethylsilyl) germyl] lithium,(Me 3 Si) 3 GeLi (thf), with zinc chloride, ZnCl 2, and by the reaction of tris (trimethylsilyl) germane,(Me 3 Si) 3 GeH, with diethylzinc, Et 2 Zn. The molecular structure of [(Me 3 Si) 3 Ge] 2 Zn was determined by spectroscopic and X-ray diffraction methods. In [(Me 3 Si) 3 Ge] 2 Zn, the two tris (trimethylsilyl) germyl ligands,(Me ...
