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Synthesis and characterization of rhodium-aluminum heterobimetallic complexes tethered by a
Zhongjing Li1, Timothy W Yokley1, Sheila L Tran1
1Department of Chemistry, The University of Memphis, 3744 Walker Avenue, Smith Chemistry Building, Memphis, Tennessee 38152, USA. tbrwster@memphis.edu.
Abstract:
We demonstrate the synthesis and characterization of a new class of late transition metal-aluminum heterobimetallic complexes. A bridging ligand which both chelates the transition metal and binds the aluminum via an alkoxide was employed to impart stability to the bimetallic system. Novel rhodium-aluminum heterobimetallic complexes Rh(DPPE)(DPPP-O-AliBu2Cl) and Rh(DPPP-O-AliBu2)(DPPP-O-AliBu2Cl) are synthesized and spectroscopically characterized.
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