B. Twamley et al., A primary monomeric alane: [N,N '-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)pentane-2,4-diiminato-N,N ']dihydridoaluminium, ACT CRYST E, 57, 2001, pp. m227-m228
The title compound, [AlH2(C29H41N2)], is an example of a sterically encumbe
red monomeric primary alane. The bond lengths are within normal ranges. The
N-Al distance is 1.8989 (12) Angstrom. The H atoms bonded to the aluminium
center were located in a difference map and refined to Al-H distances of 1
.51 (2) and 1.518 (19) Angstrom. There are no significant intermolecular in
teractions.