Nature chemistry
An isolable germa-isonitrile featuring a terminal nitrogen-germanium triple bond.
Zixu Wang, Chengxiang Ding, Yizhen Chen, Mengdi Huang, Dongmin Wang, Lei Xu, Sudip Pan, Shengfa Ye, Gengwen Tan
Published: 202510.1038/s41557-025-01997-4
Abstract
Isonitriles (R-N≡C), first discovered by Lieke in 1859, are well-established functional molecules in organic and organometallic chemistry. By contrast, the synthesis and investigation of tetrela-isonitriles (R-N≡E, E = Si, Ge, Sn or Pb), their heavie…
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