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Reactions of Me3Al with 1,2-diaminobenzene [1,2- (H2N)(2)C6H4] or anthranil
ic acid, [1,2-(H2N)(HO2- C)C6H4], followed by treatment with acetonitrile,
afford tetranuclear and hexanuclear aluminium-containing ring systems; a si
ngle crystal X-ray structure on the hexametallic product reveals the constr
uction of quinazoline ligands arising via insertion of acetonitrile into Al
-N bonds.