title: Lewis acid fragmentation of a lithium aryloxide cage: generation of new heterometallic aluminium-lithium species.
abstract: Heterometallic aluminium-lithium species were prepared by the fragmentation reaction of the hexametallic cage compound [Li{2,6-(MeO)(2)C(6)H(3)O}](6) (1) with alkyl aluminium derivatives. Depending on the aluminium precursor, the species formed present different nuclearities in the solid state as shown by single crystal X-ray analysis. Spectroscopic and computational studies have been performed to study the nuclearity of the synthesized compounds in solution.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Universidad de Alcalá, Campus Universitario, E-28871 Alcaláde Henares, Spain.
authors.forename: Ma Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Urbaneja
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Temprado
authors.forename: Marta E G
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Mosquera
authors.forename: Tomás
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cuenca