2,6-Bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phenyl as an extraordinarily bulky ligand in organometallic chemistry. Synthesis and molecular structure of [(Mes*2C6H3)MCl2]2 (M = Ga, In; Mes* = C6H2Pri3-2,4,6)
Abstract
Gallium chloride or indium chloride interacts with 2,6-bis(2,4,6-triisopropylphenyl)phenyllithium, (Mes*2C6- H3)Li (Mes* = C6H2Pri3-2,4,6), affording [(Mes*2C6H3)MCl2]2 (M = Ga 1, In 2), interesting group 13 organometallic crystalline dimers, characterized by elemental analyses, 1H and 13C NMR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.