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Et2Al+ Alumenium Ion-like Chemistry. Synthesis and Reactivity toward Alkenes and Alkene Oxides

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https://doi.org/10.1021/ja0259990
Abstract

Inert weakly coordinating carborane anions, CB(11)H(6)X(6)(-) (X = Cl, Br), allow access to the long sought, highly electrophilic diethylaluminum moiety in Et(2)Al(CB(11)H(6)X(6)). X-ray crystallography reveals ion-like structural features reminiscent of the corresponding trialkylsilylium species. Et(2)Al(CB(11)H(6)X(6)) is a potent catalyst for the electrophilic ethenation of benzene, the polymerization of cyclohexene oxide, and the oligomerization of ethene to a low molecular weight, highly branched product.

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