Antimony Amide Oxide and Antimony Chloride Oxide Wrapped in an Organoaluminum Framework

Syntheses of trimetallic aluminum and antimony compounds containing an Al 2 O 2 SbN and an Al 2 O 2 SbCl core in [LAl(Me)(μ‐O)] 2 Sb(NMe 2 ) and [LAl(Me)(μ‐O)] 2 SbCl, respectively, are reported. The former compound represents an example of an amide oxide of antimony and the latter is an example of a chloride oxide of antimony incorporated in an organoaluminum framework which in turn is supported by a sterically encumbered β‐diketiminate ligand L {L = HC[C(Me)N‐2,6‐ i Pr 2 C 6 H 3 ] 2 }. The solid‐state structure of [LAl(Me)(μ‐O)] 2 Sb(NMe 2 ) was elucidated by the aid of single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction technique which shows the molecule to crystallize in the triclinic space group P $\bar {1}$ . (© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2008)