The syntheses of the ionic compounds [Li
+·2 dioxane (2,6-
iPr
2C
6H
3N(SiMe
3)Al(C
CSiMe
3)
3)
-]·0.75 dioxane (
1),[(Li
+)
2·(dioxane)
7]
0.5 [2,6-
iPr
2C
6H
3N(SiMe
3)Ga(C
CSiMe
3)
3-]·1.5 dioxane (
2),
and [(Li
+)
2·(dioxane)
7]
0.5 [2,6-
iPr
2C
6H
3N(SiMe
3)In(C
CSiMe
3)
3-]·1.5 dioxane (
3) by the reaction of the corresponding organo metal chloride
with LiC
CSiMe
3 are reported. The neutral ethynyl compounds Br-Al(C
C
tBu)
2·2 THF (
4), Cl-Ga(C
C
tBu)
2·THF (
5), Cl-In(C
C
tBu)
2·2 THF (
6), Al(C
C
tBu)
3·C{N(Me)CMe}
2 (
7), Ga(C
C
tBu)
3·dioxane (
8),
and In(C
C
tBu)
3·NEt
3 (
9)have been obtained in good yields from the reaction of AlBr
3, GaCl
3,
and InCl
3 with LiC
C
tBu in the presence ofa Le
wis base. Compound
7 is the first heterocyclic carbene substituted ethynyl derivative. Aluminum
and galliumcompounds
with three terminal ethynyl groups Al(C
CPh)
3·NMe
3 (
10)
and Ga(C
CPh)
3·NMe
3 (
11) have beenprepared by the reaction of AlH
3·NMe
3 or GaH
3·NMe
3 with three equivalents of phenylethyne. All the above-mentioned compounds have been structurally studied. In compound
1 the lithium ion is coordinated to the threeterminal ethynyl groups,
whereas in compounds
2 and 3 the lithium is coordinated to the solvent (dioxane). Compound
8 crystallizes as a coordination polymer
with dioxane molecules bridging the individual gallium units.