Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.41, No.25, 6914-6918, 2002
Adamantane-like aluminum amide-phosphate from alumazene
A dealkylsilylation reaction between alumazene [2,6-(i-Pr)(2)C6H3NAlMe](3) (1) and tris(trimethylsilyl) ester of phosphoric acid (2) in a 1:3 molar ratio provides the heteroadamantane molecule (MeAl)[2,6-(i-Pr)(2)C6H3H3N](3){Al[OP(OSiMe3)(3)]}(2)-(O3POSiMe3) (3). Compound 3 was characterized by analytical and spectroscopic methods, and its molecular structure was established by a single-crystal X-ray diffraction experiment, Moreover, trialkyl and triaryl phosphates and dialkyl phosphonates react with 1 at elevated temperature to afford an intractable mixture of products, The reaction of phosphonic acids with 1 proceeds under decomposition to yield 2,6-diisopropylaniline and alumino-phosphonates.