Synthesis of a Dialumene‐Benzene Adduct and Its Reactivity as a Synthetic Equivalent of a Dialumene

Abstract

Bonding with Al: Treatment of a dialumene-benzene adduct (1) with naphthalene and anthracene afforded the corresponding dialumene-arene adducts at room temperature. A 1,2-dialuminacyclobutene derivative was also obtained by the exchange of the C6H6 moiety of 1 with bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene. These findings exhibit the potential of 1 as a synthetic equivalent of a dialumene. As a service to our authors and readers, this journal provides supporting information supplied by the authors. Such materials are peer reviewed and may be re-organized for online delivery, but are not copy-edited or typeset. Technical support issues arising from supporting information (other than missing files) should be addressed to the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.