Experimental Realisation of Elusive Multiple‐Bonded Aluminium Compounds: A New Horizon in Aluminium Chemistry

P Bag, C Weetman, S Inoue - … Chemie International Edition, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The synthesis and isolation of stable main group compounds featuring multiple bonds has
been of great interest for several decades. A plethora of such multiply bonded complexes …

A Highly Strained Al–Al σ-Bond in Dianionic Aluminum Analog of Oxirane for Molecule Activation

K Koshino, R Kinjo - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2021 - ACS Publications
Since aluminum is the most electropositive element among the p-block elements, the
construction of molecules bearing a dianionic Al–Al σ-bond is inherently highly challenging …

Synthesis of a Dialumene‐Benzene Adduct and Its Reactivity as a Synthetic Equivalent of a Dialumene

T Agou, K Nagata, N Tokitoh - … Chemie International Edition, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Multiply bonded species involving heavier main-group elements have been extensively
investigated,[1] whereas the chemistry of analogous species involving group 13 elements is …

Reversible Reductive Elimination in Aluminum (II) Dihydrides

RL Falconer, GS Nichol, IV Smolyar… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Oxidative addition and reductive elimination are defining reactions of transition‐metal
organometallic chemistry. In main‐group chemistry, oxidative addition is now well …

Dialumination of unsaturated species with a reactive bis (cyclopentadienyl) dialane

A Hofmann, A Lamprecht… - Chemical …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
A new bis (cyclopentadienyl) dialane is prepared, which shows controlled, selective
dialumination reactions with a conventional alkyne, an electron-rich alkyne, and an azide …

Activation of alkynes by an α-diimine-stabilized Al–Al-bonded compound: insertion into the Al–Al bond or cycloaddition to AlN 2 C 2 rings

Y Zhao, Y Liu, Y Lei, B Wu, XJ Yang - Chemical Communications, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
The reaction of dialumane,[L2−(THF) AlII–AlII (THF) L2−](1, L=[(2, 6-iPr2C6H3) NC (Me)] 2),
with the less reactive diphenylacetylene affords a new insertion product [L2−(THF) AlIII …

A bis (aluminocenophane) with a short aluminum–aluminum single bond

W Haider, DM Andrada, IA Bischoff, V Huch… - Dalton …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A bis (dicarba [2] aluminocenophane) was synthesized by reduction of a corresponding
dichloro precursor with 1, 3-β-diketiminate magnesium (I). The bis (aluminocenophane) is …

An open route to asymmetric substituted Al–Al bonds using Al (I)-and Al (III)-precursors

B Li, S Kundu, H Zhu, H Keil, R Herbst-Irmer… - Chemical …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The reaction of LAl:(L= HC [C (Me) N (Ar)] 2, Ar= 2, 6-iPr2C6H3) and cAAC:→ AlX3 (X= Cl,
I)(cAAC= cyclic alkyl amino carbene) results in strikingly asymmetric Al (II)–Al (II) compounds …

Syntheses and structures of terminal arylalumylene complexes

K Nagata, T Agou, N Tokitoh - Angewandte Chemie, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Terminal arylalumylene complexes of platinum [Ar‐Al‐Pt (PCy3) 2](Ar= 2, 6‐[CH (SiMe3) 2]
2C6H3 (Bbp) or 2, 6‐[CH (SiMe3) 2] 2‐4‐(tBu) C6H2 (Tbb)) have been synthesized either by …

Aromatic Tetralithiodigalloles with a Ga–Ga Bond: Synthesis and Structural Characterization

Y Zhang, Y Chi, J Wei, Q Yang, Z Yang, H Chen… - …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Aromatic 1, 1, 2, 2-tetralithiodigalloles 5 with a Ga–Ga bond were realized. Reaction of 1, 4-
dilithio-1, 3-butadienes 6 with 0.5 equiv of GaCl3 afforded lithium spirogallane ate …