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The reaction of the silyl,,triamide 2,6-i-Pr2C6H3N(SiMe3)Si(NH2)(3) (1) wit
h MAlMe4 yielded ionic aluminosilazanes, [2,6-i-Pr2C6H3N(SiMe3)Si(NH2)(NH)(
2)AlMe2](2)[M . THF](2) (M = Li (2), Na (3)), the first examples of ionic a
luminosilazanes containing both amido and imido groups. The molecular struc
tures of 2 and 3, determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, shore tha
t these drum-shaped aluminosilazanes have a central M2Al2Si2N6 core.