Bis{2-[dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl}silverlithium,a tetranuclear organometallic compound with bridging aryl groups between silver and lithium

Bis{2-(dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl}silverlithium has been prepared and characterized. Molecular weight determinations, and ¹³C NMR and ¹H NMR spectra reveal that the compound exists (in benzene) as a tetranuclear mixed metal cluster containing aryl groups bridging the silver and lithium atoms. Silver-proton, silver-carbon and lithium-carbon couplings have been observed in the NMR spectra of this compound.