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The crystallographic observation of molecular lithium oxide: Synthesis and solid-state structure of [Me2AlN(2-C5H4N)Ph]2(O)Li2 ·2THF
Armstrong, David R.,Davies, Robert P.,Linton, David J.,Snaith, Ronald,Schooler, Paul,Wheatley, Andrew E.H.
, p. 2838 - 2843 (2007/10/03)
The reaction of Me2Al[N(2-C5H4N)Ph], 1, with 1 equiv. (Me3Si)2NLi affords the lithium aluminate Me2Al[N(SiMe3)2][N(2-C5H4 N)Ph]Li, 2, which exhibits solvent dependent reactivity towards oxygen. In toluene 2 appears to resist oxygenation but in the presence of THF it reacts to afford the new complex [Me2AlN(2-C5H4N)Ph]2(O)Li2 ·2THF, 3. X-Ray diffraction data reveal that 3 has a butterfly-type Al2Li2 bimetallic core with two equivalents of reformed 1 stabilising discrete, molecular lithium oxide. The structures of 1-3 are probed theoretically.
