title: Dimethylalkoxygallane incorporating a donor-functionalised alkoxide: the monomeric gas-phase structure.
abstract: The structure of the vapour produced upon heating the dimethylalkoxygallane [Me(2)GaOCH(2)CH(2)NMe(2)](2) has been studied by gas-phase electron diffraction and ab initio molecular orbital calculations; only the monomeric form [Me(2)GaOCH(2)CH(2)NMe(2)] is observed in the vapour, with the nitrogen atom forming a dative bond with the metal centre.
authors.affiliation: Materials Chemistry Centre, Department of Chemistry, University College London, London, UK.
authors.forename: Caroline E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: Claire J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Carmalt
authors.forename: Paul F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: McMillan
authors.forename: Derek A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Wann
authors.forename: Heather E
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Robertson
authors.forename: David W H
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Rankin
mesh_terms: D000438:Alcohols / Q000737:chemistry*; D005708:Gallium / Q000737:chemistry*; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry*; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D014835:Volatilization
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D005740:Gases; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C059688:alkoxyl radical; D005708:Gallium