Synthesis and Characterization of Heterobimetallic Aluminum-Germanium(IV) Disulfides

Three heterobimetallic aluminum-germanium(IV) disulfides are synthesized. The reaction of {LAl[(SLi)(2)(THF)(2)]}(2) (1) (L = HC(CMeNAr)(2), Ar = 2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)) with Ph2GeCl2, Me2GeCl2, and GeCl4. respectively, in THF afforded LA1(mu-S)(2)GePh2 (2), LA1(mu-S)(2)GeMe2 (3) and LA1(mu-S)(2)Ge(mu-S)(2)AIL (4) in good yields. Compounds 2, 3 and 4 were investigated by elemental analysis, NMR, EI-MS and 3 was also characterized by single crystal X-ray structural analysis.