R. Duchateau et al., STERICALLY CROWDED MONOMERIC NEUTRAL BIS(BENZAMIDINATO) COMPOUNDS OF ALUMINUM, [PHC(NSIME(3))(2)](2)ALX (X=CL, H) - X-RAY CRYSTAL-STRUCTUREOF [PHC(NSIME(3))(2)]2ALH, Chemical communications, (2), 1996, pp. 223-224
AlCl3 reacts with [PhC(NSiMe(3))(2)]Li(OEt(2)) to afford the is(N,N'-b
is(trimethylsilyl)benzamidinato)aluminium chloro compound which, on tr
eatment with KBEt(3)H, yields the structurally characterized monomeric
hydride derivative, [PhC(NSiMe(3))(2)]2AlH, whose reactivity towards
unsaturated hydrocarbons illustrates the low electrophilicity of the a
luminium and high basic character of the hydride group.