Stephanie J. Urwin, Gary S. Nichol and Michael J. Cowley
Chem. Commun., 2018,54, 378-380
DOI:
10.1039/C7CC08415C,
Communication
Open Access Learn more..Cp*Al reacts with diphenylacetylene to form a Cp*-substituted 1,4-dialuminacyclohexene. The dialuminacyclohexene reacts with four equivalents of an isonitrile to couple the terminal carbon atoms, forming 6 new carbon–carbon bonds and resulting in a zwitterionic diamide ligand which contains a carbocationic backbone.
