Abstract

The crystal and molecular structure of the hexamer, (HAlN-i-Pr) 6, has been solved by direct-methods from single crystal three-dimensional X-ray diffraction data obtained on an automatic diffractometer. The molecule consists of an hexagonal cage, formed by two almost planar six-membered rings, (AIN) 3, joined together by six transverse AlN bonds. The unit cell contains four independent molecules, related to inversion centres, presenting two conformers which arise from different rotation angles around the NC bond of the isopropyl groups. The main average bond lengths are: AlN, 1.898 (2) Å in six-membered rings and 1.956(2) Å in transverse bonds; AlH, 1.49(1) Å and NC, 1.514(2) Å. The hexamer crystallizes as colourless prisms with the following crystal data: triclinic space group, P 1 ; a = 17.18(2), b = 10.68(2), c = 20.09(2) Å, α = 123.5(4)°, β = 90.0(5)°, γ = 93.5(5)°; Z = 4; calculated density 1.106 g/cm 3. The structure has been refined by the block-matrix least-squares method, using 6491 independent reflections, to an R factor of 5.0%.

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