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The synthesis and characterization of the unprecedented compounds IDipp⋅E′H2AsH2 (E′=Al, Ga; IDipp=1,3-bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl)imidazolin-2-ylidene) are reported, the first monomeric, parent representatives of an arsanylalane and arsanylgallane, respectively, stabilized only by a LB (LB=Lewis Base). They are prepared by a salt metathesis reaction of KAsH2 with IDipp⋅E′H2Cl (E′=Al, Ga). The H2-elimination pathway through the reaction of AsH3 with IDipp⋅E′H3 (E′=Al, Ga) was found to be a possible synthetic route with some disadvantages compared to the salt metathesis reaction. The corresponding organo-substituted compounds IDipp⋅GaH2AsPh2 (1) and IDipp⋅AlH2AsPh2 (2) were obtained by the reaction of KAsPh2 with IDipp⋅E′H2Cl (E′=Al, Ga). The novel branched parent compounds IDipp⋅E′H(EH2)2 (E′=Al, Ga; E=P, As) were synthesized by salt metathesis reactions starting from IDipp⋅E′HCl2 (E′=Al, Ga). Supporting DFT computations give insight into the different synthetic pathways and the stability of the products.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3806-3811
Number of pages6
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume60
Issue number7
Early online date16 Nov 2020
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Feb 2021

    Scopus subject areas

  • Chemistry(all)
  • Catalysis

    Research areas

  • alanes, arsenic, gallanes, group 13/15 compounds, Lewis bases, TRIMETHYLGALLIUM, ANALOGS, COMPLEXES, ADDUCTS, BORANE, group 13, ALUMINUM, 15 compounds, PHOSPHINES, CHEMISTRY, INDIUM, GALLIUM

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