Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m574-m576  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805005210 ]

catena-Poly[lithium(I)--1-tert-butyl-3-(3-pyridyl)-N,N'-bis(trimethylsilyl)propane-1,3-diiminato]

X. Chen, L. Wang, J.-P. Guo, S.-P. Huang and D.-S. Liu

Abstract: The title compound, [Li(C₁₈H₃₂N₃Si₂)]_n, is a convenient ligand-transfer reagent for the synthesis of metal complexes of this -diketiminate ligand. Lithium is coordinated by three N atoms: two are in the delocalized NCCCN fragment and one is from the pyridyl in an adjacent molecule. Owing to the coordination of lithium by the pyridyl N atom, the crystal structure displays a one-dimensional polymeric structure.

Online 26 February 2005

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