“…The interaction of Me 2 GeT þ cation with methyl-tert-butyl ether leads to the formation of dimethylmethoxygermanium (76%), that is the product of the germylation of ether, as well as of methane (9%) and methanol (15%) [92]. Now, it seems, that the higher interaction energy with ether (B3LYP/6-31G * estimate is 48 kcal/ mol) allows the part of cations to surpass a rather high barrier (60 kcal/mol) leading to the methane complex.…”