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Abstract [(Cl 3 CCOO)Ph 2 Ge] 2 reacts with wet acetone to give Ph 8 Ge 4 O 2 , and with dry H 2 S to give Ph 8 Ge 4 S 2 . With Na 2 S or NaHSe, Ph 4 Ge 2 Cl 2 yields Ph 8 Ge 4 S 2 and Ph 8 Ge 4 Se 2 , respectively. Only Ph 6 Ge 3 S 2 or Ph 6 Ge 3 Se 2 , but no Ph 6 Ge 3 O 2 , can be obtained from a mixture of Ph 4 Ge 2 Cl 2 , Ph 2 GeCl 2 and Na 2 S or NaHSe. The mass spectra show a high stability of the cations Ph 6 Ge 3 S 2 + and Ph 6 Ge 3 Se 2 + . The 13 C NMR phenyl signals for C( ipso ) shift to high field in the series O, S, Se and 6-membered, 5-membered rings. The crystal structures of Ph 8 Ge 4 O 2 ( R = 0.031) and Ph 6 Ge 3 S 2 ( R = 0.036) have been determined. The 6-membered ring Ge 4 O 2 has the chair conformation (total symmetry of the molecule is approximately C 2h , distances GeGe 244.8(1) and GeO 178–179 pm, angle GeOGe 126.9(1)°). The 5-membered ring Ge 3 Se 2 has the half-chair conformation (total symmetry of the molecule is approximately C 2 , distances GeGe 241.5(1) and GeSe 236–237 pm).