Synthesis and properties of some gallium amidine complexes [GaXyL3–y][X = Me, Et or Cl; L = RNCR′NR (R, R′= H, alkyl or aryl); y= 0–2]. Crystal structures of [GaMe2(PhNCPhNPh)] and [GaMe(PhNCPhNPh)2]
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) in J. Chem. Soc., Dalton Trans.
- No. 4,p. 431-437
- https://doi.org/10.1039/dt9960000431
Abstract
The amidinato compounds [GaMe2L][L = RNCR′NR (R,R′= H, alkyl or aryl)], [GaMe(PhNCPhNPh)2], [GaEt(PhNCMeNPh)2] and [Ga(PhNCRNPh)3](R = Me or Ph) have been isolated from the reaction of the appropriate gallium trialkyl with 1, 2 and 3 mol of amidine RNCR′N(H)R, respectively. The chloro derivatives [GaCl3{RNCR′N(H)R}](R = Ph or p-ClC6H4; R′= Me) and [GaCl2(p-ClC6H4NCMeNC6H4Cl-p)] have also been prepared. The compounds have been fully characterised, and mass spectrometric data indicate that the volatile dimethylgallium derivatives exist as either monomers or dimers in the gas phase. X-Ray crystallographic studies on [GaMe2(PhNCPhNPh)] and [GaMe(PhNCPhNPh)2] revealed monomeric structures and the presence of chelating amidinate ligands, with distorted tetrahedral and trigonal-bipyramidal co-ordination respectively at the metal centres. Cleavage of the Ga–Me bond occurs on photolysis in the presence of a spin-trapping agent, and thermal decomposition of the solids leads to the formation of gallium nitride.Keywords
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