Tris(dimethylamino)aluminium dimer

Tris(dimethylamino)aluminium dimer
Identifiers
32093-39-3
Properties
Molecular formula
C12H36Al2N6
Molar mass 318.42 g·mol−1
Appearance Colorless solid
Except where noted otherwise, data is given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C (77 °F), 100 kPa)
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Tris(dimethylamino)aluminium dimer, formally bis(μ-dimethylamino)tetrakis(dimethylamino)dialuminium, is an amide complex of aluminium. This compound may be used as a precursor to other aluminium complexes.

Commercially available, this compound may be prepared from lithium dimethylamide and aluminium trichloride.[1]

References

  1. Waggoner, K.M.; Olmstead, M.M.; Power, P.P. (1990). "Structural and spectroscopic characterization of the compounds [Al(NMe2)3]2, [Ga(NMe2)3]2, [(Me2N)2Al{μ-N(H)1-Ad}]2 (1-Ad = 1-adamantanyl) and [{Me(μ-NPh2)Al}2NPh(μ-C6H4)]". Polyhedron 9 (2–3): 257–263. doi:10.1016/S0277-5387(00)80578-1.