A neutral Ga6 octahedron: Synthesis, structure, and aromaticity

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

doi:10.1021/ja809945v

A neutral Ga₆ octahedron: Synthesis, structure, and aromaticity

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

Biochemistry, Chemistry & Physics

University of Georgia

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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 language	English
Pages (from-to)	3168-3169
Number of pages	2
Journal	Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume	131
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/ja809945v
State	Published - Mar 11 2009

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