Abstract
The potassium aluminyl complex K2[Al{N(Dipp)SiMe3}2]2 was synthesised via reduction of [AlI{N(Dipp)SiMe3}2] (Dipp = 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3). This represents the first example of an aluminyl anion supported by an acyclic ligand framework. Attempts to yield the same structure with a larger ligand framework, {N(Dipp)Si(i-Pr)3}, led to C-H cleavage. K2[Al{N(Dipp)SiMe3}2]2 behaves as a nucleophilic source of aluminium; reaction with an electrophilic β-diketiminate supported magnesium(ii) iodide forms a monomeric, acyclic magnesium aluminyl complex.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 5277-5280 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Communications |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue number | 35 |
| Early online date | 6 Apr 2023 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2 May 2023 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Catalysis
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Ceramics and Composites
- General Chemistry
- Surfaces, Coatings and Films
- Metals and Alloys
- Materials Chemistry