[Al7{N(SiMe3)2}6]−: A First Step towards Aluminum Metal Formation by Disproportionation
- 4 October 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Angewandte Chemie International Edition in English
- Vol. 38 (19) , 2926-2928
- https://doi.org/10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19991004)38:19<2926::aid-anie2926>3.0.co;2-b
Abstract
A “naked” aluminum atom links two aluminum tetrahedra in the [Al7{N(SiMe3)2}6]− ion (see picture), which results from the reaction of a metastable AlCl solution with LiN(SiMe3)2 and crystallizes with [Li(OEt2)3]+ as cation. This unique structure among molecular metal atom clusters represents a small but characteristic section of cubic close-packed aluminum.This publication has 0 references indexed in Scilit: