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Organoaluminium compound
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Organoaluminium chemistry.
Low oxidation state organoaluminium compounds
The first organoaluminium compound with an Al-Al bond was reported in 1988 as (((Me3Si)2CH)2Al)2 (a dialane). They are typically prepared reduction of the dialkylaluminium chlorides by metallic potassium: