@article { ISI:000378295200030,
	title = {Facile access to a Ge(II) dication stabilized by isocyanides},
	journal = {Chemical Communications},
	volume = {52},
	number = {50},
	year = {2016},
	month = {MAY},
	pages = {7890-7892},
	publisher = {ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY},
	address = {THOMAS GRAHAM HOUSE, SCIENCE PARK, MILTON RD, CAMBRIDGE CB4 0WF, CAMBS, ENGLAND},
	abstract = {<p>Herein, we introduce isocyanide as a ligand in main group chemistry and describe the facile isolation of a Ge(II) dication. The reaction of 2,6-dimethylphenylisocyanide with GeCl2 leads to the formation of a Ge(II) dication with two [GeCl3](-) molecules as counter anions. The dicationic Ge(II) center is bound to four isocyanide ligands and also holds a lone pair of electrons. DFT calculations reveal that the dication is stabilized only by sigma-donation from the four isocyanide ligands. Natural population analysis gives a charge of +0.74 on the Ge(II) center, indicating that the positive charge is shared by the isocyanide substituents.</p>},
	issn = {1359-7345},
	doi = {10.1039/c6cc03789e},
	author = {Swamy, V. S. V. S. N. and Yadav, Sandeep and Pal, Shiv and Das, Tamal and Vanka, Kumar and Sen, Sakya S.}
}
@article {45469,
	title = {Facile activation of Si-H bond by an electrophilic carbene},
	journal = {Indian Chemical Society},
	volume = {95},
	year = {2018},
	month = {JUL},
	pages = {789-793},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {Herein, we have explored the chemistry of 1,3-bis(2,6-di-isopropylphenyl)-5,5-dimethy1-4,6-diketopyrimidinyl-2-ylidene (1) with various silanes under mild conditions. The oxidative addition of Si-H bond of phenylsilane with DAC 1 affords the compound 2, which is unambiguously characterized by muitinuclear NMR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and X-ray single crystal diffraction studies. Interestingly, DAC 1 activates silicon hydride bond of chlorosilanes at room temperature and results in the corresponding silylation products.},
	issn = { 0019-4522},
	author = {Swamy, V. S. V. S. N. and Kundu, Gargi and Sen, Sakya S.}
}
