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α,ω-Alkanediyldiindium
journal contribution
posted on 1997-10-28, 00:00 authored by Martin Tschinkl, Annette Schier, Jürgen Riede, Eva Schmidt, François P. GabbaïThe reaction of indium(I) bromide with α,ω-alkanediylbis(bromomercury) complexes (alkane = butane, pentane, and hexane) resulted in formation of the
corresponding α,ω-alkanediylbis(dibromoindium)
compounds, which were isolated as THF adducts. The THF
molecules of the complexes are easily displaced by
bromide anions, thus affording the corresponding α,ω-alkanediylbis(tribromoindate) dianions.