Effect of temperature on B(C6F5)3-catalysed reduction of germanium alkoxides by hydrosilanes – a new route to germanium nanoparticles
The reaction of Ge(OBu)4 with PhMe2SiH in the presence of B(C6F5)3 carried out at temperatures above 100 °C provides a simple one-pot method for Ge NPs synthesis under mild conditions.