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Chem. Commun., 2008, 4043 - 4045, DOI: 10.1039/b806804f

Synthesis and reactivity of bis-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl diiododialane (Cp*AlI)2: an aluminium(II) precursor to (Cp*Al)4

Stefan G. Minasian and John Arnold

Use of an alternative aluminium(III) starting material has led to the isolation of a new aluminium(II) diiododialane, which functions as an intermediate in the synthesis of (Cp*Al)4, reacts oxidatively with methyllithium, and undergoes oxidative cleavage of the Al–Al bond with an aryl azide.

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