Methylgallium and methylindium: the first sighting of the simplest organic derivatives of Ga(I) and In(I)

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Abstract
Gallium or indium atoms are shown to react with methane in solid Ar matrices upon UV photolysis (λ = 200–400 nm) to give initially the methylmetal hydride which undergoes photodissociation on broad-band irradiation (λ = 200–800 nm) to yield the methylmetal(I) compound, CH3M (M = Ga or In); the products are characterised by their IR spectra afforced by the results of DFT calculations.