Dimethylgermanium Dinitrate
Dimethylgermanium dinitrate has been prepared by the reaction of dimethylgermanium dichloride and nitrogen pentoxide in carbon tetrachloride. The properties of this compound have been investigated and compared with those of other known Group IVA alkyl nitrates. The vibrational spectra show that the nitrato groups are covalently bound to the germanium in a unidentate manner. Ultraviolet spectra and conductivity measurements indicate that the compound behaves as a 1:2 electrolyte in water and dimethyl sulfoxide but is a non-electrolyte in methyl cyanide, nitromethane, and ethyl acetate. The complexes Me2Ge(NO3)2•py and Me2Ge(NO3)2•2,2′dipy have been prepared and the infrared spectra of these compounds indicate considerable weakening of the germanium-nitrato bonds.