Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.45, No.5, 1912-1914, 2006
C-H-activated aluminum hydroxide via molecular oxygen
The reaction of LAl[eta(2)-(C-2(SiMe3)(2))] (1; L = HC[(CMe)(NDipp)](2), Dipp = 2,6-iPr(2)C(6)H(3)) with dioxygen leads to the elimination of bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene and the formation of the corresponding aluminum monohydroxide via the oxidation of one of the CHMe2 groups on the Dipp ring.