title: Oxidative addition of carbon-fluorine and carbon-oxygen bonds to Al(I).
abstract: Addition of fluoroarenes, fluoroalkanes or benzofuran to [{(2,6-(i)Pr2C6H3NCMe)2CH}Al] results in facile oxidative addition of either a C-F or C-O bond to the Al(I) centre.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Imperial College London, South Kensington, London SW7 2AZ, UK. m.crimmin@imperial.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Mark R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Crimmin
authors.forename: Michael J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.forename: Andrew J P
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000535:Aluminum / Q000737:chemistry*; D001572:Benzofurans / Q000737:chemistry; D005464:Fluorobenzenes / Q000737:chemistry; D005466:Fluorocarbons / Q000737:chemistry; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction
chemical_list: D001572:Benzofurans; D005464:Fluorobenzenes; D005466:Fluorocarbons; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D000535:Aluminum