A Facile Route to Group 13 Difluorodiorganometalates: [nBu4N][R2MF2] (M=Al, Ga, In)

Abstract

A facile synthesis utilizing tetra-n-butylammonium hydrogen difluoride and Group 13 alkyl compounds leads to the soluble salts 1 – 4. Compound 1 is the smallest difluoro-diorganoaluminate so far characterized. The corresponding gallium and indium derivatives 3 and 4 are not sensitive to moisture.