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Cp * 3 Al 5 I 6 : An Intermediate in Reactions Leading to Elemental Aluminum and Al III Species?
Author(s) -
Üffing Christoph,
Baum Elke,
Köppe Ralf,
Schnöckel Hansgeorg
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980918)37:17<2397::aid-anie2397>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - disproportionation , chemistry , aluminium , metal , reaction mechanism , inorganic chemistry , catalysis , organic chemistry
A first indication of the reaction mechanism for the disproportionation of an Al I species to an Al III compound and metallic aluminum is provided by the isolation of [Cp * 3 Al 5 I 6 ], an intermediate that is formed in the ready disproportionation of [Cp*Al] in the presence of Al 2 I 6 (see reaction sequence). This potentially key role of Al I compounds could be of great significance for large‐scale industrial processes. X=I, Cl.