Transition-metal carbonyl derivatives of the germanes. Part V. Chemistry of pentacarbonylmanganese derivatives of germane and methylgermane

The replacement chemistry of the Ge–H bonds in two germylmanganese carbonyl complexes. [Mn(CO)5GeH3](I) and [Mn(CO)5GeH2Me](II), has been investigated and related to that found for the unsubstituted hydrides germane and methylgermane. Pentacarbonylmethylgermylmanganese (II) has not been previously reported, and its full characterization using 1H n.m.r., vibrational, and mass spectroscopic methods is described.