title: A dimethylgallium boryl complex and its methyllithium addition compound.
abstract: The three-coordinate complex Me2Ga[B(NArCH)2] (Ar = C6H3iPr2-2,6) is accessible via a tandem Lewis acid-base metathesis protocol employing (THF)2Li[B(NArCH)2] and GaMe3. It features a very short Ga-B bond of 2.067(3) Å, which was further investigated by DFT calculations and the analysis of the electron density. Reaction of MeLi with Me2Ga[B(NArCH)2] forms tetrameric [LiMe3Ga{B(NArCH)2}]4 with a "nanowheel" structure.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische Chemie, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dettenrieder
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schädle
authors.forename: Cäcilia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Maichle-Mössmer
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sirsch
authors.forename: Reiner
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Anwander