Synthesis and structural comparisons of NHC-alanes

Murphy, Fáinché and Kennedy, Alan R. and Weetman, Catherine E. (2022) Synthesis and structural comparisons of NHC-alanes. Inorganics, 11 (1). 13. ISSN 2304-6740 (https://doi.org/10.3390/inorganics11010013)

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Abstract

N-heterocyclic Carbenes (NHCs) are widely used in organometallic chemistry. Here, we examine the role of NHCs in the stabilisation of aluminium hydrides, AlH3, also known as alanes. This includes an assessment of the various synthetic strategies, comparisons of structural parameters and theoretical insight. Based on percent buried volume (%Vbur) parameters we report the largest and smallest NHC alanes to date, with noted differences in their observed stability in both the solution and solid state.

ORCID iDs

Murphy, Fáinché, Kennedy, Alan R. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3652-6015 and Weetman, Catherine E. ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5643-9256;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:83667
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    26 December 2022
    Published
    20 December 2022
    Accepted
    5 December 2022
    Submitted
    Subjects:Science > Chemistry
    Department:Faculty of Science > Pure and Applied Chemistry
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:10 Jan 2023 15:33
    Last modified:11 Nov 2024 13:43
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/83667
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