“…[2,18] However, only three of these structures contain an ethynylgermatrane fragment (phenylethynylgermatrane, and its CHCl 3 solvate, and 4-fluorophenylethynyl analogue [5,6,8] ). These compounds are characterized by transannular NǞGe distances of 2.178, 2.160, and 2.175 Å , respectively, which are short in comparison with those in other alkyl-, alkenyl-, and arylgermatranes (2.20Ϫ2.24 Å ).…”