Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m2216-m2217  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680603162X ]

Bis(2,6-diphenylphenolato)(2-methylquinolin-8-olato)aluminium(III)

M. Rajeswaran, D. W. Place, M. Sathiosatham, J. C. Deaton, C. T. Brown and W. C. Lenhart

Abstract: The title compound, [Al(C₁₀H₈NO)₂(C₁₈H₁₃O)], is representative of the class of compounds commonly known as the blue aluminium chelates (BAlq) that are useful in organic electroluminescent devices. The geometry of this compound is approximately trigonal-bipyramidal, with the trigonal base formed by the O donor atoms of the phenolate and two quinolinolate ligands.

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