The reaction of gallium metal with (p-MeOC6H4)3AsI2 and Et3AsI2; isolation of a novel gallium(II) arsine complex with a gallium–gallium bond and the X-ray crystal structures of GaI3[(p-MeOC6H4)3As] and Ga2I4(AsEt3)2
Abstract
The reaction of (p-MeOC6H4)3AsI2 and Et3AsI2 with gallium metal powder produce the metal complexes Gal3[(p-MeOC6H)4As] and Ga2I4(AsEt3)2, respectively; the latter respresents a unique example of a gallium–tertiary arsine complex containing a gallium–gallium bond, and both structures illustrates the subtle effect of the organic substituent on the arsenic atoms.