Chlorine-35 Solid-State NMR Spectroscopy as an Indirect Probe of Germanium Oxidation State and Coordination Environment in Germanium Chlorides

Due to the prevalence of Ge–Cl bonds in germanium chemistry and the inherent challenges of germanium-73 NMR spectroscopy, chlorine-35 NMR spectroscopy was investigated as an indirect method of characterization for these ubiquitous and useful compounds. Chlorine-35 NMR parameters were correlated with structural metrics as well as the oxidation state of germanium