Additions and corrections
Stabilization of a germanium–oxygen double bond: a theoretical study
Chiu-Ling Lin, Ming-Der Su and San-Yan Chu
Chem. Commun., 1999, 2383. Amendment published 22nd March 2000
The authors apologize for the inadvertent omission of the following references to prior work on the F2Ge=O molecule. Therefore, the last paragraph in the text should read as follows:
‘We have just been informed of an independent preparation of F2Ge=O by photolysis of GeO with F2 in an argon matrix.16 The predictions of a GeO double bond and a planar molecule in that work are essentially identical to those in the present report.’
16 H. Schnockel, J. Mol. Struct., 1981, 70, 183.
Second amendment published 30th June 2000
Please note that the correct relative energies for Scheme 2 are shown below:
| Species | X2Ge=O | TS | trans-XGeOX |
|---|---|---|---|
| X = H | 0.0 | 46.85 | -24.57 |
| X = F | 0.0 | 108.4 | 60.94 |
| X = Cl | 0.0 | 61.81 | 35.00 |
| X = Br | 0.0 | 53.16 | 27.78 |
| X = CH3 | 0.00 | 60.78 | -3.210 |
The above energies are at CCSD(T)(FC) level, see the text; in kcal mol-1.
The authors thank Professor Brian Duke for pointing out these errors.
In addition, please note that the following references concerning this study were brought to the attention of the authors following publication of the communication:
1 (a) K. B. Wiberg, Acc. Chem. Res., 1999, 32, 922; (b) K. B. Wiberg, J. Chem. Educ., 1996, 73, 1089.
2 (a) C. Guimon, G. Pfister-Guillouzo, G. Rima, M. El Amine and J. Barrau, Spectrosc. Lett., 1985, 18, 7; (b) G. Pfister-Guillouzo and C. Guimon, Phosphorus Sulfur Silicon Relat. Elem., 1985, 23, 197.