Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.43, No.4, 1217-1219, 2004
Synthesis and structural characterization of a terminal hydroxide containing alumoxane via hydrolysis of aluminum hydrides
A novel terminal hydroxide containing dinuclear alumoxane LAl-(OH)OAlL(OCH=N-tBu) (3; L = HC(CMeNAr)(2), Ar = 2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)) was prepared by treatment of aluminum dihydride LAlH2 (1) and tert-butyl isocyanate in the presence of trace amounts of water and alternatively from 1 and LAlH(OCH=N-tBu) (2) with water. Compound 2 was obtained from the reaction of 1 and tert-butyl isocyanate.