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Aryl(dimethyl)gallium compounds and methyl(diphenyl)gallium: Synthesis, structure, and redistribution reactions
Jutzi, Peter,Izundu, Joseph,Neumann, Beate,Mix, Andreas,Stammler, Hans-Georg
, p. 4565 - 4571 (2009/02/07)
Treatment of diphenylmercury with an excess of trimethylgallium at higher temperatures resulted in the formation of dimethyl(phenyl)gallium (1). Similarly, reaction of 1-chloromercurio(4-methylbenzene) and 1-chloromercurio(4-tert-butylbenzene) with an excess of trimethylgallium gave dimethyl(4methylphenyl)gallium (2) and dimethyl(4-tert-butylphenyl)gallium (3), respectively. Treatment of diphenylmercury with an equivalent amount of trimethylgallium resulted in the formation of methyl(diphenyl)gallium (4). The X-ray crystallographic studies of compounds 1, 2, 3, and 4 revealed the presence of trigonal planar coordinate gallium atoms in monomeric molecules, which associate to polymeric strands by additional intermolecular gallium π-aryl contacts, thus leading to an overall trigonal bipyramidal coordination geometry at gallium. Compounds 1-4 are stable in the solid state and in solution. Substituent redistribution reactions take place at higher temperatures and at room temperature in the presence of THF. Compound 1 could also be prepared by the reaction of triphenylgallium with an excess of trimethylgallium at higher temperatures.