Synthesis and molecular structure of the optically active organoaluminium dimer (S)-(—)-(S)-(—)- [(C6H5)CH(CH3)NHA1(CH3)2]2 |
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Authors: | Gregory H Robinson Samuel A Sangokoya |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Clemson University, Clemson, SC 29634-1905, U.S.A. Department of Chemistry, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115, U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Reaction of the optically active primary amine (S)-(—)--methylbenzylamine with trimethylaluminium in heptane affords the crystalline organoaluminium dimer (S)-(—)-(S)-(—)-(C6H5)CH(CH3)NHA1(CH3)2]2. Isolated as large, colourless, extremely air-sensitive prismatic crystals, the title compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P212121 with unit cell parameters a = 8.406(3), b = 15.505(4), c = 17.547(5) Å, V = 2287 Å3 and p = 1.03 g cm?3 for Z = 4. Least-squares refinement based on 1477 observed reflections converged at R = 0.056, Rw = 0.058. Methane was eliminated during the course of the reaction due to cleavage of A1---C and N---H bonds resulting in an asymmetric A12N2 fragment at the core of the organoaluminium dimer. The mean A1---C bond distance in the dimethylaluminium units is 1.930(8), while the mean A1---N bond distance is 1.950(5) Å. Specific rotation (]D25 in CH2C12)of the dimer is determined to be - 20.6°. |
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