Bis{2-[(dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl}silverlithium. A tetranuclear organometallic compound with bridging aryl groups between silver and lithium

Abstract

Bis{2-[(dimethylamino)methyl]phenyl}silverlithium has been prepared and characterized. Molecular weight determinations, and }1{}3{C NMR and }1{H NMR spectra reveal that the compound exists (in benzene) as a tetranuclear mixed metal cluster containing aryl groups bridging the silver and lithium atoms. Silver-proton, silver-carbon and lithium-carbon couplings have been observed in the NMR spectra of this compound.