%0 Journal Article
%@ 0936-5214
%A Curran, DP
%A Gualtieri, G
%D 2001
%F pittir:20540
%J Synlett
%N SPEC. 
%P 1038 - 1041
%T Synthesis and asymmetric hydrogermylation reactions of dithiogermanium hydrides derived from C2-symmetric dithiols
%U http://d-scholarship-dev.library.pitt.edu/20540/
%X Two members of a new class of dithiogermanium hydrides have been prepared in racemic and enantiopure form. Reaction of 2,2′-dithiobinap and 3,3′-bis-trimethylsilyl-2,2′-dithiobinap with tBuGeCl3 followed by reduction provides the corresponding germanium hydrides. Hydrogermylation of methyl methacrylate occurs with low selectivity (<3/1) for the former substrate but high selectivity (>10/1) for the latter.