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Discovery and Synthesis Optimization of Isoreticular Al(III) Phosphonate-Based Metal-Organic Framework Compounds Using High-Throughput Methods
Published on: October 6, 2023
Solution dynamics and molecular structure elucidation of novel aluminium derivatives containing diaminodimethylsilane
Vincenzo Passarelli1, Franco Benetollo, Pierino Zanella
1ICIS-CNR, Corso Stati Uniti 4, I-35127 Padova, Italy. passarel@dcci.unipi.it
Abstract:
The interaction of dimethyldiaminosilane ligands of general formula SiMe2(NR2)(NR'2)(NR2, NR'2 = NiHPr, NHtBu, NC4H8, NHCH2CH2NMe2) with AlX3 (X = Cl, Me) has been investigated and the synthesis of novel aluminium derivatives is reported, namely AlMe3[SiMe2(NR2)(NR'2)], AlX2[SiMe2(NR)(NR'2)] and AlMe[SiMe2(NR)2], containing the silane ligand as neutral, monoanionic and dianionic species, respectively. Moreover, the solution molecular structures and dynamics have been elucidated via 1D/2D variable temperature NMR spectroscopy showing the influence of the N-substituents of the silane ligand and of the aluminium ancillary ligands.
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