Synthesis of a stable adduct of dialane(4) (Al2H4) via hydrogenation of a magnesium(I) dimer

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 2, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 865-869

  Bonyhady, Simon J ^a   Collis, David ^a   Frenking, Gernot ^b   Holzmann, Nicole ^b   Jones, Cameron ^a   Stasch, Andreas ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; MAGNESIUM;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DIMERIZATION;

ALUMINUM COMPOUNDS; DIMERIZATION; HYDROGEN; MAGNESIUM;

EID: 77957262031     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nchem.762     Document Type: Article

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