Mv. Capparelli et al., X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF GA-8(PZ)(12)O4CL4-CENTER-DOT-2THF- A NOVEL GALLIUM PYRAZOLOLATE COMPLEX WITH A GA4O4 CORE, Chemical communications, (10), 1997, pp. 937-938
The reaction of Na[MeGa(pz)(3)] with GaCl3 leads to the formation of t
he novel cubane Ga-8(pz)(12)O4Cl4 . 2thf 1, and not the expected produ
ct [(MeGa(pz)(3)}(2)Ga][GaCl4]; the ease with which 1 forms is illustr
ated by its formation in a subsequent reaction of Na[MeGa(pz)(3)] with
GaCl3.