A Ga4N8 cage structure formed by reaction of trimethylgallium with phenylhydrazine

David W. Peters, Maurice P. Power, David W. Peters, Edith Bourret, John Arnold

Chemical Communications · 1998 · 39 citations · 7 references

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Abstract

Methane elimination during thermolysis of GaMe3 with PhHNNH2 yields sequentially dimeric [Me2Ga{µ-N(H)N(H)Ph}]2, tetrameric [MeGa{µ-N(H)NPh}]4 and, ultimately, GaN; the X-ray structure of the tetramer shows a novel Ga4N8 cage.

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