DOI: 10.1039/d6dt01505k ISSN: 1477-9226
Stabilisation of Al(
iii
) organometallics using a fluorenyl-tethered N-heterocyclic carbene ligand
Stuart Burnett, Alan R. Kennedy, Georgina M. Rosair, Stephen M. Mansell, Catherine E. Weetman A series of organometallic aluminium(
iii
) complexes that utilise a fluorenyl-tethered NHC ligand have been synthesised complementing conventional approaches that favour monodentate NHCs.