The structures and stability of pentacoordinate germylenoid PhCH 2 (NH 2 )CH 3 GeLiF were first theoretically studied by density functional theory. Two equilibrium structures, the three-membered ring and the p-complex structures, were located. The three-membered ring structure is more stable both in vacuum and in solvents (ether, THF, and acetone). The Ge-N coordination energies at the B3LYP/6-311?G(d,p) level are 35.8 and 7.9 kJ/mol in the three-membered ring and the p-complex structures, respectively. The insertion reactions with CH 3 F indicate that germylenoid PhCH 2 (NH 2 )CH 3 GeLiF is more stable than germylene PhCH 2 (NH 2 )CH 3 Ge. The insertion barrier of PhCH 2 (NH 2 )CH 3 GeLiF with CH 3 F is higher than that of PhCH 3 CH 3 GeLiF, indicating that the amine coordination make PhCH 2 (NH 2 )CH 3 GeLiF more stable.