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  • Title: Quantum mechanical modeling for the GeX(2)/GeHX + GeH(4) reactions (X = H, F, Cl, and Br).
    Author: Bundhun A, Blowers P, Ramasami P, Schaefer HF.
    Journal: J Phys Chem A; 2010 Apr 01; 114(12):4210-23. PubMed ID: 20184333.
    Abstract:
    A systematic theoretical investigation was carried out to study the reactions of various germylenes with germane. Molecular structures of the reactants (GeX(2) and GeHX, where X = H, F, Cl and Br) plus GeH(4), transition states, and products have been optimized to understand the effects of halo-substituted germylenes. The basis set used is of double-zeta plus polarization quality with additional s- and p-type diffuse functions. Consistent with experiment, the theoretical gas-phase reaction GeH(2) + GeH(4) --> Ge(2)H(6) possesses a negative activation energy. The predicted activation energies reveal interesting trends for both mono- and di- halo-substituted germylenes, -1.5 [GeH(2)], +20.5 [GeHF], +59.9 [GeF(2)], +18.0 [GeHCl], +46.8 [GeCl(2)], +17.3 [GeHBr], and +42.9 kcal mol(-1) [GeBr(2)]. There is a noteworthy relationship between the activation energies and the singlet-triplet splittings of the divalent germylenes. We report for the first time rate constants for the transfer of hydrogen, evaluated using standard transition-state theory with tunneling corrections. These results are analyzed and compared to the available experimental and previous theoretical findings for the gas-phase reactions involving germylene derivatives and germanium analogues.
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