The reaction of the indium diisopropyl-aminotroponiminate complex (i Pr2-ATI) InMe2 (4) with [Ph3C][B (C6F5) 4] at 23° C yields diimine complex 5 via addition of Ph3C+ to the C5 carbon of 4. Thermolysis of 5 (75° C) yields [(i Pr2-ATI) InMe][B (C6F5) 4](6) and Ph3CMe. 6 is isolated as the chlorobenzene solvate 6⊙ PhCl, which exhibits interesting ion-pairing interactions and In-ClPh coordination in the solid state.
[Metcalfe, Robert A.; Kreller, David I.; Tian, Jun; Kim, Hoon; Taylor, Nicholas J.; Corrigan, John F.; Collins, Scott Organometallics, 2002 , vol. 21, # 8 p. 1719 - 1726]
![[In(CH3)(N,N'-diisopropylaminotroponiminate)][B(CH3)(C6F5)3]结构式](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/036/412914-70-6.png)
![[In(C6F5)2(N,N'-diisopropylaminotroponiminate)]结构式](https://image.chemsrc.com/caspic/460/412914-72-8.png)