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DOI: 10.1039/A804955F (Paper) Reference Section for: J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans., 1998, 2603-2606

A sandwich complex of lithium oxide: {Li[BunC(NBut)2]}4·Li2O

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Tristram Chivers, Andrew Downard and Glenn P. A. Yap

Abstract

Hydrolysis of {Li[BunC(NBut)2]}2, prepared from LiBun and ButNCNBut in hexanes, produced the nineteen atom cluster {Li[BunC(NBut)2]}4·Li2O; an X-ray structure determination revealed an Li2O molecule encapsulated by two eight-membered Li2N4C2 rings.

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