The [2 + 4] Diels-Alder cycloadditon product of a probable dialuminene, Ar'AlAlAr' (Ar' = C(6)H(3)- 2,6-dipp(2); dipp = C(6)H(3)-2,6-Pr(i)(2)), with toluene

Robert J Wright; Andrew D Phillips; Philip P Power

doi:10.1021/ja034478p

The [2 + 4] Diels-Alder cycloadditon product of a probable dialuminene, Ar'AlAlAr' (Ar' = C(6)H(3)- 2,6-dipp(2); dipp = C(6)H(3)-2,6-Pr(i)(2)), with toluene

J Am Chem Soc. 2003 Sep 10;125(36):10784-5. doi: 10.1021/ja034478p.

Authors

Robert J Wright¹, Andrew D Phillips, Philip P Power

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of California, Davis, One Shields Avenue, Davis, California 95616, USA.

PMID: 12952447
DOI: 10.1021/ja034478p

Abstract

Reduction of Ar'AlI2 (Ar' = Ar'= C6H3-2,6-Dipp2; Dipp = C6H3-2,6-Pri2) with KC8 in diethyl ether most probably affords the first "dialuminene", Ar'AlAlAr'; it was characterized by its reaction with toluene which yielded a [2 + 4] cycloaddition product incorporating the Ar'AlAlAr' unit.