Synthesis, characterization, and computational analysis of the dialanate dianion, [H3Al-AlH3]2−: a valence isoelectronic analogue of ethane

Simon J. Bonyhady; Nicole Holzmann; Gernot Frenking; Andreas Stasch; Cameron Jones

doi:10.1002/anie.201610601

Synthesis, characterization, and computational analysis of the dialanate dianion, [H₃Al-AlH₃]²⁻: a valence isoelectronic analogue of ethane

Simon J. Bonyhady, Nicole Holzmann, Gernot Frenking, Andreas Stasch, Cameron Jones

School of Chemistry

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Abstract

The first example of a well-defined binary, low-oxidation-state aluminum hydride species that is stable at ambient temperature, namely the dianion in [{(^DepNacnac)Mg}₂(μ-H)]₂[H₃Al-AlH₃] (^DepNacnac=[(DepNCMe)₂CH]⁻, Dep=2,6-diethylphenyl), has been prepared via a magnesium(I) reduction of the alanate complex, (^DepNacnac)Mg(μ-H)₃AlH(NEt₃). An X-ray crystallographic analysis has shown the compound to be a contact ion complex, which computational studies have revealed to be the source of the stability of the aluminum(II) dianion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	8527-8531
Number of pages	5
Journal	Angewandte Chemie International Edition
Volume	56
Issue number	29
Early online date	9 Dec 2016
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201610601
Publication status	Published - 10 Jul 2017

Keywords

DFT calculations
Dialanate
Hydride
Magnesium(I)
Metal–metal bonding

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