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On heating triphenylaluminum with lithium, sodium and potassium in a hydrocarbon medium the complexes MAl(C6H5)4 and metallic aluminum are formed.
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On heating triphenylaluminum with lithium, sodium and potassium hydrides MA1(C6H5)3H complexes are obtained, where M = Li, Na or K.
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Zakharkin, L.I., Ivanov, L.L. Reaction of alkali metals and their hydrides with triphenylaluminum. Russ Chem Bull 13, 182–183 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01179598
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01179598