“…I. Krossing, University of Freiburg/Germany. GeCl 2 –dioxane complex, decamethylgermanocene ( 3a , Z = Ge), H + (OEt 2 ) 2 B(Ar F ) 4 – , tris(trimethylsilyl)cyclopentadiene, hexakis(trimethylsilyl)germanocene, 1a , and 1b were synthesized according to the literature procedure. H + B(SiCl 3 ) 4 – ( 10 , Bochmann’s acid) was provided by Dr. S. Bochmann, Wacker Chemie AG, Nünchritz, Germany.…”