Abstract: | The Reaction of Dialkylaluminium Chlorides with Bis(trimethylsilyl)hydrazine: Formation of the Adducts R2AlCl · NH2NHSiMe3 Containing the Unstable Monotrimethylsilylhydrazine Bis(trimethylsilyl)hydrazine did not react with dialkylaluminium chlorides R2AlCl [R = CH2CMe3, CMe3 and CH(SiMe3)2] by the formation of trimethylchlorosilane, but by dismutation to yield tris(trimethylsilyl)hydrazine and trimethylsilylhydrazine. The unstable, sterically less shielded NH2NHSiMe3 was stabilized by the coordination to the coordinatively unsaturated aluminium compounds. The adducts R2AlCl · NH2NHSiMe3 were formed, which were characterized by crystal structure determinations with R = CMe3 and CH(SiMe3)2. In all cases, the hydrazine derivative binds to the aluminium atoms via the more basic NH2 nitrogen atom. The adduct Me3CAlCl2 · NH2N(SiMe3)2 containing intact 1,1‐bis(trimethylsilyl)hydrazine as a ligand was isolated in a trace amount and also characterized by a crystal structure determination. |