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Hydrogermylation of unactivated alkenes: catalysts, conditions, trends

Alexander S Buzlakov 1
Alexander S Buzlakov
, 
Aleksander S Novoselov 1
Aleksander S Novoselov
, 
Maxim Andreevich Shmelev 2
Maxim Andreevich Shmelev
, 
Andrey R Egorov 1
Andrey R Egorov
, 
Yurii Fedorovich Oprunenko 1
Yurii Fedorovich Oprunenko
, 
Kirill Vladimirovich Zaitsev 1
Kirill Vladimirovich Zaitsev
10.71267/mencom.8062
Published 23 September 2026 , received 7 April 2026
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.71267/mencom.8062
UR - https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.8062
TI - Hydrogermylation of unactivated alkenes: catalysts, conditions, trends
T2 - Mendeleev Communications
AU - Buzlakov, Alexander S
AU - Novoselov, Aleksander S
AU - Shmelev, Maxim Andreevich
AU - Egorov, Andrey R
AU - Oprunenko, Yurii Fedorovich
AU - Zaitsev, Kirill Vladimirovich
PY - 2026
DA - 2026/09/23
PB - Mendeleev Communications
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@article{2026_Buzlakov,
author = {Alexander S Buzlakov and Aleksander S Novoselov and Maxim Andreevich Shmelev and Andrey R Egorov and Yurii Fedorovich Oprunenko and Kirill Vladimirovich Zaitsev},
title = {Hydrogermylation of unactivated alkenes: catalysts, conditions, trends},
journal = {Mendeleev Communications},
year = {2026},
publisher = {Mendeleev Communications},
month = {Sep},
url = {https://mendcomm.colab.ws/publications/10.71267/mencom.8062},
doi = {10.71267/mencom.8062}
}
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Keywords

ferrocene
group 14 elements
hydroelementation
hydrogermylation
organogermanium compounds
Wilkinson's catalyst
XRD analysis

Abstract

Hydrogermylation of unactivated alkenes in the presence of rhodium catalysts is reported. The molecular structure of 2-(ferrocenylethyl)triphenylgermane was explored. Stereoelectronic demands for the hydrogermylation reaction were established.

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