A neutral Ga6 octahedron: Synthesis, structure, and aromaticity

Brandon Quillian, Pingrong Wei, Chaitanya S. Wannere, Paul V.R. Schleyer, Gregory H. Robinson

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Abstract

Potassium graphite reduction of L:Ga(Mes)Cl2 [L: =:C{(i-Pr)NC(Me)}2, Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H 2] (1) in hexane yields the organogallium dimer L:(Mes)(Cl)Ga-Ga(Cl) (Mes):L (2), while potassium reduction of 1 in toluene affords the neutral aromatic Ga6 octahedron L:Ga[Ga4Mes4]Ga:L (3).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3168-3169
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume131
Issue number9
DOIs
StatePublished - Mar 11 2009

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