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A Neutral Ga-6 Octahedron: Synthesis, Structure, and Aromaticity

Quillian, B.; Wei, P. R.; Wannere, C. S.; Schleyer, P. V.; Robinson, G. H. A Neutral Ga-6 Octahedron: Synthesis, Structure, and Aromaticity. J Am Chem Soc 2009, 131, 3168-+.

Abstract

Potassium graphite reduction of L:Ga(Mes)Cl-2 [L: = :C{(i-Pr)NC(Me)}(2), Mes = 2,4,6-Me3C6H2] (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 Ga-6 octahedron L:Ga[Ga(4)Mes(4)]Ga:L (3).