Gallium—gallium bonds as efficient templates for the generation of a large cage containing twelve gallium atoms

摘要

Treatment of the digallium compound R_2Ga-GaR_1=2 [R CH(SiMe_w)23ith benzotriazo]l-5-carboxylic acid aforded a large cage-like compound in which six Ga-Ga bonds are bridged by six trifunctional ligands. The central cavity encapsulated a THE molecule which cannot be removed in vacuo and does not show exchange with a large excess of the solvent.