Abstract

Abstract A computational study at several DFT levels of theory was performed for the mono- and diphosphaalkenyl germylene systems in order to understand the Lewis acid-base behaviour of these species towards a few electron-donor systems like tetrahydrofuran, diethyl ether and 1,3-diisopropyl-4,5-dimethylimidazol-2-ylidene or/and electron-acceptor ones, as PdCl2 and PtCl2. The ability of these species to concurrently act as a Lewis acid and base was confirmed by the experimental study (synthesis and structural characterization of a new platinum(diphosphaalkenyl)germylene) that aimed to emphasize the theoretical data obtained.

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