Synthesis and structure of (η⁵-C₅Me₅)Ga→Al(C₆F₅)₃. The first example of a gallium – aluminium bond

Abstract

The reaction of [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)Ga]₆ with Al(C₆F₅)₃ results in (η⁵-C₅Me₅)Ga→Al(C₆F₅)₃ (1), the first compound with a gallium-aluminium donor-acceptor bond. The structure of 1 was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Keywords:

• Gallium
• Aluminium
• Donor
• Acceptor
• Structure

Acknowledgements

We are grateful to the National Science Foundation (CHE-0240008) and the Robert A. Welch Foundation (Grant F-135) for financial support.