Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of a Pincer-Type Aluminum(III) Complex
Penglong Wang, Mingxing Zhang, Congqing Zhu
Abstract
Pincer-type main-group complexes have attractive properties and excellent potential as catalysts. A set of sterically hindered trianionic pincer-type phosphorus complexes have been shown to activate a series of E–H bonds, but the corresponding aluminum species has not been isolated. Herein, we report a novel pincer-type aluminum complex with a [ONO]3– ligand. This species can react with the O–H bond in alcohol, phenol, and water, leading to the formation of a series of four-, six-, and eight-membered alumoxanes.
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Pincer movementChemistryReactivity (psychology)Steric effectsLigand (biochemistry)CatalysisAlcoholPincer ligandStereochemistryCombinatorial chemistryMedicinal chemistryPolymer chemistryOrganic chemistryReceptorAlternative medicineBiochemistryPathologyMedicineOrganoboron and organosilicon chemistrySynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis