St. Barry et Ds. Richeson, DESIGNATED MOLECULAR DECONSTRUCTION - THE FACILE TRANSFORMATION OF GA(N(SIME3)2)(OSIME3)2PY (PY = PYRIDINE) TO GAN, Chemistry of materials, 6(12), 1994, pp. 2220-2221
The new complex Ga(N(SiMe3)2)(OSiMe3)2py undergoes a smooth thermolysi
s, as monitored by H-1 NMR and GC/MS, at 155-degrees-C to yield to gra
y powder, (Me3Si)2O, and free pyridine. The X-ray diffraction powder p
attern of the gray powder evolves into that of hexagonal GaN upon heat
ing. A related complex, [Li(THF)2][Ga(N(SiMe3)2)(OSiMe3)2Cl], is repor
ted and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.