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Oxygen‐Induced Structural Transformation of the Polynuclear Organoaluminum Complex [Al 4 (μ 3 ‐8‐quinolylimide) 2 (CH 3 ) 8 ] to [Al 4 (μ 3 ‐8‐quinolylimide) 2 (CH 3 ) 7 (μ‐OCH 3 )]
Author(s) -
Trepanier Steven J.,
Wang Suning
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199412651
Subject(s) - oxygen , toluene , transformation (genetics) , tetrahedron , crystallography , group (periodic table) , chemistry , organic chemistry , biochemistry , gene
A change from a butterfly structure to a tetrahedral arrangement is triggered in the Al 4 framework by the oxidation of 1 to 2 in toluene at 23°C. Remarkably, only one methyl group of 1 is oxidized; 2 is stable for several days in solution.