Abstract
Chiral organogermane(IV) derivatives H
3GeAdCH
2CO
2(−)-menthyl, H
3GeAdCH
2CH
2O(−)-bornyl and H
3GeAdCH
2CH
2O
2CCH
2O(−)-menthyl (Ad=adamantyl) have been prepared in six steps from the 1-bromoadamantane. The new optically pure organogermane reagents which have been fully characterised have been used in the preparation of heterogeneous bimetallic catalysts.