The bicyclo[1.1.0]tetragermane-2,4-diide diradicaloid compound [(ADC)2Ge4] featuring a stretched bridgehead Ge─Ge bond is reported as a Venetian red crystalline solid. [(ADC)2Ge4] has been characteri...

The intricate relationship between diradical character, aromaticity, and reactivity in annulated heavier Group 14 benzene-1,4-diides, i.e. [(ADC)E]2 (E = Si, Ge, Sn), based on an anionic dicarbene fr...

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Although diradicals should exhibit a rather small reaction barrier as compared to closed-shell species for activating kinetically inert molecules, the activation and functionalization of carbon dioxid...