Important milestone on the way to transition metal catalysis with aluminum

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Addition of ligands, such as dimethylaminopyridine in this case, breaks the dime
Addition of ligands, such as dimethylaminopyridine in this case, breaks the dimeric structure of the cation and the lone aluminum atom shows its strong acceptor character.

Chemists successfully synthesize a cationic, low-valent aluminum complex salt via metathesis

The chemists Philipp Dabringhaus , Julie Willrett and Ingo Krossing from the Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry at the University of Freiburg have succeeded in synthesizing the low-valent cationic aluminum complex [Al(AlCp*)3]+ by a metathesis reaction. The team presents their research work in the journal Nature Chemistry.

"In chemistry, cationic low-valent aluminum compounds are highly sought after due to their potential transition metal-like ambiphilic reactivity. ...

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