Preparation of a monomeric aluminium–diazabutadiene complex via an oxidative addition reaction
Abstract
Oxidative addition of MesNCH–CH
NMes (Mes = mesityl) to the aluminium(I) tetramer, [Al(C5Me5)]4, results in the monomeric aluminium(III) derivative, [(η5-C5Me5)
AlN(Mes)CH
CHN
(Mes)], which has been characterised by X-ray crystallography.