Single‐Electron Oxidation, Chloride Abstraction, and Hydride‐Induced Decomposition of a Dichloro‐Bis(Germylene)

In this work we explore the reactivity of a dichloro‐bis(germylene) compound that features a naphthyridine diimine (NDI) ligand, denoted NDI‐Ge 2 Cl 2 . Upon reaction with the oxidant [Cp 2 Fe][BAr F 4 ] (Cp=C 5 H 5 , BAr F 4 =[{3,5‐(CF 3 ) 2 C 6 H 3 } 4 B]), we observed the formation of the radical species [NDI‐Ge 2 Cl 2 ]⋅ + [BAr F 4 ] − . Furthermore, the introduction of Na[BAr F 4 ] induced a single chloride anion abstraction process, resulting in the formation of [NDI‐Ge 2 Cl][BAr F 4 ]. The addition of Li[HB( s Bu) 3 ] to NDI‐Ge 2 Cl 2 led to the generation of NDI−Ge, presumably via a Cl/H exchange pathway followed by a decomposition process.