A comparative study of some molecular addition compounds of group IIIB elements. Part I. The metal–oxygen bond in some addition compounds of aluminium and gallium trihalides with ethers

Abstract

The results of a study of the relative co-ordinate bond strengths of some Group IIIB addition compounds with diethyl ether and tetrahydrofuran, using the techniques of calorimetry and infrared and nuclear magnetic resonance spectra are reported and attempts made to interpret these results in terms of steric effects and electronegativity concepts.