Preparation of a monomeric aluminium–diazabutadiene complex via an oxidative addition reaction

Abstract

Oxidative addition of MesNCH–CHNMes (Mes = mesityl) to the aluminium(I) tetramer, [Al(C₅Me₅)]₄, results in the monomeric aluminium(III) derivative, [(η⁵-C₅Me₅)AlN(Mes)CHCHN(Mes)], which has been characterised by X-ray crystallography.