Aluminium-Carbon Bond Reactivity in Geminal Organodialuminium Compounds

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0022-328X(87)80320-0

The reactions of 1,1-bis(diisobutylaluminium)hexane (1) with diethylamine, N-methylaniline, methanol and m-cresol have been studied.During partial protolysis both the aluminium-i-butyl bond and the aluminium-carbon bond in the aluminium-carbon-aluminium bridge undergo cleavage.The route of protolysis mainly depends on the protolytic agent used.The reaction of (1) with acetone has also been studied.Acetone was reduced to i-butanol with a 95percent yield.The ratio of the i-butyl to hexylidene groups from β-hydride elimination is 2:1.