Aluminepin: Aluminum analogues of borepin and gallepin

Kengo Yoshida, Taniyuki Furuyama, Chao Wang, Atsuya Muranaka, Daisuke Hashizume, Shuji Yasuike, Masanobu Uchiyama

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Abstract

We report synthesis of dibenzoaluminepin as the first aluminepin, an aluminum analogue of borepin and gallepin. This compound contains one molecule of ethereal solvent on the Al atom, which adopts a tetrahedral geometry. The central 7-membered aluminepin ring has a boatlike conformation and was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, 1H/ 13C NMR, and DFT studies. In addition, NICS, NBO, and theoretical calculations provide insight into the nature of the bonding and aromaticity of aluminepins.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)729-732
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Organic Chemistry
Volume77
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012 Jan 6

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Organic Chemistry

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