Chemistry Letters, Vol.45, No.7, 782-784, 2016
Synthesis and Characterization of Ethynylated Germa[4]pericyclyne
This paper presents the synthesis and characterization of (TMS-ethynyl)-substituted germa[4]pericyclyne composed of acetylene moieties and germanium atoms. Characterization was performed by X-ray crystallography, UV-vis absorption, and photoluminescence spectroscopy. DFT calculations suggested interactions between the side chain alkynes and the ring forming acetylenes through germanium vertex atoms.