
Tetrabenzylgermanium, [Ge(C7H7)4], crystallizes with approximate
(S4) molecular symmetry and with almost perfect staggering about the Ge-C bonds. The Ge-C-C angles are significantly larger than the tetrahedral value, with a mean value of 115 (1)°.

Supporting information
![]() | Crystallographic Information File (CIF) |
![]() | Structure factor file (CIF format) |
CCDC reference: 127053