Two different routes are presented for the synthesis of dichloroindium amid
es. On the one hand we prepared (THF)(3)Li(mu-Cl)Cl2InN(SiMe3)(Dipp) (1) (D
ipp = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl) by the reaction of indium trichloride with the
lithiated aniline, on the other hand Cl2InNEt2 (2) by trimethylsilyl chlor
ide elimination. Compound 1 was characterized by X-ray strucural analysis.