Synthesis and structures of aluminium monohydride and chalcogenides bearing a bidentate [N,O] ligand
Abstract
The N-2,6-iPr2C6H3]
(1) with a small excess of AlH3·NMe3 in high yield. Compound 2 reacted with sulfur and selenium respectively to afford the dimeric aluminium chalcogenide [(3-tBu-5-Me-2-(O)C6H2CH2-NH-2,6-iPr2C6H3)Al(μ-E)]2
[E = S (3), E = Se (4)]. During the formation of 2 hydrogen migration from the aluminium centre to the