title: Neutral and cationic aluminium complexes of a sterically demanding N-imidoylamidine ligand.
abstract: The N-imidoylamidine ligand i-Pr2C6H3N(C(Me)NC6H3i-Pr2)2 2 was prepared. Direct reactions with AlI3 or AlMe3 afforded [(i-Pr2C6H3N(C(Me)NC6H3i-Pr2)2)AlI2][AlI4] 3 and [i-Pr2C6H3N(C(Me)NC6H3i-Pr2)2)AlMe2][AlMe4].AlMe3, 4 respectively. Thermolysis of 4 gave (i-Pr2C6H3NC(=CH2)(NC6H3i-Pr2)(C(Me)NC6H3i-Pr2)AlMe2 6. Subsequent reaction with B(C6F5)3 gave the zwitterionic species [(i-Pr2C6H3)N(C(=CH2)NC6H3i-Pr2)(C(Me)NC6H3i-Pr2)AlMe(mu-MeB(C6F5)3)] 7. In a related reactions of 2, [Ph3C][B(C6F5)4] and AlMe3, AlH3.NEtMe2 or AlD3.NMe3, the complexes [(i-Pr2C6H3N(C(Me)NC6H3i-Pr2)2)AlR2][B(C6F5)4] (R = Me 5, H 8, D 9) and [(i-Pr2C6H3)N(C(=CH2)NC6H3i-Pr2)(C(Me)NC6H3i-Pr2)AlH][B(C6F5)4] 10 are formed. Single-crystal X-ray data for 2, 3, 5 and 10 are reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada N9B 3P4.
authors.forename: Jason D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Masuda
authors.forename: Douglas W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Stephan