Formation of Gallium-Nitrogen Rings and Cages by Inter- and Intramolecular Donor Acceptor Interactions

Abstract

We have recently started to systematically investigate main group model compounds with donor and acceptor centres in geminal position to one another.¹ The compounds characterised so far include E-O-N, E-N-N and E-C-N systems (E = Si, Ge, Sn), with the E-O-N and E-N-N moieties forming intramolecular E⋯N interactions.

Keywords::

• Donor-acceptor interactions
• aluminum
• gallium