Low-valent Group 13 Element Chemistry and AIM

Readings and Assignment

Watch the video by Richard F. W. Bader as an introduction to the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM, or just AIM).

Read the following seminal papers on low-valent group 13 element chemistry and come to class prepared for discussion.

• Arene complexes of univalent gallium, indium, and thallium
• Metastable AlCl as a Solid and in Solution
• A compound with aluminum-olefin pi bonds
• The tetrameric aluminum(I) compound [Cp*Al]₄
• Molecular Structure of Monomeric (Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)aluminum(I) by Gas-Phase Electron Diffraction
• A simple synthesis of [Cp*Al]₄
• The awakening of an organometallic sleeping beauty