TY - JOUR
T1 - A neutral Ga6 octahedron
T2 - Synthesis, structure, and aromaticity
AU - Quillian, Brandon
AU - Wei, Pingrong
AU - Wannere, Chaitanya S.
AU - Schleyer, Paul V.R.
AU - Robinson, Gregory H.
PY - 2009/3/11
Y1 - 2009/3/11
N2 - 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).
AB - 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).
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U2 - 10.1021/ja809945v
DO - 10.1021/ja809945v
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:68049104703
SN - 0002-7863
VL - 131
SP - 3168
EP - 3169
JO - Journal of the American Chemical Society
JF - Journal of the American Chemical Society
IS - 9
ER -