A new entry into aluminum chemistry: [L~1AlMe] THF, a versatile building block for bimetallic and polymetallic complexes

摘要

[L~1AlMe] THF (1; L~1=CH[C(CH_2)](CMe)(2,6- iPr_2C_6H_3N)_2) is prepared by a new method to test its reactivity towards metal complexes to give heterobimetallic or polymetallic complexes. The treatment of 1 with germanium chloride ([LGeCl]), tin chloride ([LSnCl]; L=CH(CMe2,6-iPr_2C_6H _3N)_2), bismuth amide ([1,8-C_(10)H _6(NSiMe_3)_2BiNMe_2]), and dimethyl zinc (ZnMe_2) gave the desired compounds with different functional groups on the aluminum center. All compounds have been thoroughly characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy, EI mass spectrometry, X-ray crystallography (2, 3, and 5), and elemental analysis.