The Monomeric Alanediyl : AlAr i Pr8 (Ar i Pr8 = C 6 H-2,6-(C 6 H 2 -2,4,6-Pr i 3 ) 2 -3,5-Pr i 2 ): An Organoaluminum(I) Compound with a One-Coordinate Aluminum Atom

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The reaction of :AlAriPr8 (AriPr8 = C6H-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-iPr3)2-3,5-iPr2) with ArMe6N3 (ArMe6 = C6H3-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-Me3)2) in hexanes at ambient temperature gave the aluminum imide AriPr8AlNArMe6 (1). Its crystal structure displayed short Al–N distances of 1.625(4) and 1.628(3) Å with linear (C–Al–N–C = 180°) or almost linear (C–Al–N = 172.4(2)°; Al–N–C = 172.5(3)°) geometries. DFT calculations confirm linear geometry with an Al–N distance of 1.635 Å. According to energy decomposition analysis, the Al–N bond has three orbital components totaling −1350 kJ mol–1 and instantaneous interaction energy of −551 kJ mol–1 with respect to :AlAriPr8 and ArMe6N̈:. Dispersion accounts for −89 kJ mol–1, …

The Monomeric Alanediyl : AlAriPr8 (AriPr8 = C6H-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-Pri3)2-3,5-Pri2) : An Organoaluminum(I) Compound with a One-Coordinate Aluminum Atom

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