The isolable bishomoaromatic cation containing a heavier Group 14 element, (2,3,5-deloc)-2-phenyl-1,4,5-tris(tri-tert-butylsilyl)-1,4,5-trigermabicyclo[2.1.0]pent-2-en-5-ylium TPFPB- (2+.TPFPB-; TPFPB- = tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)borate) was synthesized by the reaction of 5-bromo-2-phenyl-1,4,5-tris(tri-tert-butylsilyl)-1,4,5-trigermabicyclo[2.1.0]pent-2-ene (1) with [Et3Si(benzene)]+.TPFPB- in benzene at room temperature. The characteristic bishomoaromatic structure was unambiguously determined by X-ray crystallographic analysis. NMR measurements on 2+.TPFPB- confirmed the nonclassical germyl cation structure in solution and showed strong shielding of homoconjugative carbon atoms. The bishomoaromaticity in 2+ was also investigated by theoretical calculations.
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