title: A neutral Ga(6) octahedron: synthesis, structure, and aromaticity.
abstract: Potassium graphite reduction of L:Ga(Mes)Cl(2) [L: = :C{(i-Pr)NC(Me)}(2), Mes = 2,4,6-Me(3)C(6)H(2)] (1) in hexane yields the organogallium dimer L:(Mes)(Cl)Ga-Ga(Cl)(Mes):L (2), while potassium reduction of 1 in toluene affords the neutral aromatic Ga(6) octahedron L:Ga[Ga(4)Mes(4)]Ga:L (3).
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and the Center for Computational Chemistry, The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia 30602-2556, USA.
authors.forename: Brandon
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Quillian
authors.forename: Pingrong
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Chaitanya S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Wannere
authors.forename: Paul V R
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Schleyer
authors.forename: Gregory H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Robinson