lithium aluminium tetrahydride in diethyl ether byproducts: C6H5CH2OH, C6H6; Ge deriv. and benzoic anhydryde heating for 12 h at 85°C in a sealed tube, cooling, treating with an excess of LiAlH4 in ether at 0°C, hydrolyzing, drying over Na2SO4; not isolated; identified by NMR spectra;

triethylamine in benzene byproducts: (C2H5)3NHCl; Et3N adding in excess to germane soln. in benzene, stirring at ambient temp., Et3NHCl filtering off, ligand adding, heating for 6 h at 130°C;

hydrogenchloride in tetrahydrofuran reaction mixt. treatment with HCl soln. (stirring, 15 min); org. phase sepn., drying over Na2SO4, concn. (reduced pressure), chromy.;

hydrogenchloride in tetrahydrofuran reaction mixt. treatment with HCl soln. (stirring, 15 min); org. phase sepn., drying over Na2SO4, concn. (reduced pressure), chromy.;

in tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether inert atmosphere; -70°C, 1 h; evapn. (vac.), washing (pentane), evapn.; NMR spectroscopy;

in tetrahydrofuran; diethyl ether inert atmosphere; -70°C, 1 h; evapn. (vac.), washing (pentane), evapn.; NMR spectroscopy;