The disordered structure of (p-tolythiomethyl)triphenylgermanium

The disordered crystal structure of Ph₃GeCH₂SC₆H₄Me has been determined in space groupC2/c with cell dimensionsa=16.916(8),b=11.110(8),c=24.217(16)Å, and -98.86(2)°. The structure can be represented by two overlapping images which are only partially resolved. The germanium atom is in a distorted tetrahedral environment and refinement converged atR=0.049. The crystal structure of a similar organogermanium compound, Ph₃GeCH₂SO₂C₆H₅, which crystallizes in space group Cmca witha=11.037(2),b=17.077(3), andc=23.016(6)Å, is also shown to be highly disordered.