Crystal structure of (tert-butyldimethylsilyl)triphenylgermane, Ph₃Ge-SiMe₂(t-Bu)

Abstract

In the title compound, Ph3Ge-SiMe2(t-Bu) or C24H30GeSi, the Si and Ge atoms both possess a tetra­hedral coordination environment with C—E—C (E = Si, Ge) angles in the range 104.47 (5)–114.67 (5)°. The mol­ecule adopts an eclipsed conformation, with three torsion angles less than 29.5°. In the crystal, neighbouring mol­ecules are combined to dimers by six T-shaped C—H⋯π inter­actions, forming sixfold phenyl embraces (6PE).