A series of organogermanium (IV) complexes with 2, 5-dimercapto-4-phenyl-1, 3, 4- thiodiazole of the type, RnGe [S (C8H5N2S2)] 4− n (n= 3, R= CH3, 1; C2H5, 2; C4H9, 3; C6H5, 4; n= 2, R= CH3, 5; C2H5, 6; C4H9, 7; C6H5, 8) have been synthesized. All the complexes 1–8 have been characterized by elemental, IR and 1H NMR analyses. Among them complexes 4 and 8 have also been characterized by X-ray crystallography diffraction ...