title: A monomeric three-coordinate magnesium bis(amide).
abstract: The metallation reaction between dibutylmagnesium and 2,6-diisopropyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)aniline gives the unusual monomeric three-coordinate complex (diethyl ether-kappa O)bis[2,6-diisopropyl-N-(trimethylsilyl)anilido-kappa N]magnesium(II), [Mg(C(15)H(26)NSi)(2)(C(4)H(10)O)] or [Mg[(Me(3)Si)(2,6-(i)Pr(2)C(6)H(3))N](2)(Et(2)O)]. This low-coordinate species has a distorted trigonal-planar coordination environment, with an additional short Mg-C(ipso) contact of 2.799 (2) A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pure and Applied Chemistry, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XL, Scotland. a.r.kennedy@strath.ac.uk
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Mulvey
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Schulte