2008, 634 (15), 2867-2872.

Reactivity of [(Ph

Veith, Michael | Smail, Hakima | Huch, Volker

The reaction between [(Ph

2

Si)

2

O

3

]

4

[Al(OH)]

4

(

1

) or [(Ph

2

Si)

2

O

3

]

4

[Al(OLi)]

4

(

2

) with sodium ethoxide, or lithium hydroxide in presence of CuI·H

2

O leads to the formation of new alumopolysiloxane compounds. Indeed, transformations of

1

under the partial incorporation of the reactants are found giving rise to new heteroleptic inorganic macrocycles. The molecular structure of [(Ph

2

Si)

2

O

3

]

4

[Al(ONa)]

2

[Al(OH)(NaOEt)]

2

·2Et

2

O (

3

) and [(Ph

2

Si)

2

O

3

]

4

[Al(OLi)]

2

[Al(OH)(LiOH)]

2

·2Et

2

O·2THF (

4

) have been determined by single-X-ray diffraction analysis. Both alumosiloxanes

3

and

4

are constituted by a twelve-membered ring.