Reduction of LAlI2 (L=PhC(Ni Pr2 C6 H3 )2 ) with two equivalents of KC8 in toluene affords the [2+4]cycloaddition product of a dialumene with toluene. The mechanism for the formation of product complex was investigated using density functional theory (DFT) methods.
Keywords: X- ray crystallography; aluminum; amidinates; cycloaddition; dialumene.
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