Reduction of the cationic Ge(II) complex [dimpyrGeCl][GeCl3] (dimpyr=2,6-(ArN=CMe)2NC5H3, Ar=2,6-iPr2C6H3) with potassium graphite in benzene affords an air sensitive, dark green compound of Ge(0), [dimpyrGe], which is stabilized by a bis(imino)pyridine platform. This compound is the first example of a complex of a zero-valent Group 14 element that does not contain a carbene or carbenoid ligand. This species has a singlet ground state. DFT studies revealed partial delocalization of one of the Ge lone pairs over the π*(C=N) orbitals of the imines. This delocalization results in a partial multiple-bond character between the Ge atom and imine nitrogen atoms, a fact supported by the X-ray crystallography and IR spectroscopy data.
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