Bis{μ-4,4′,6,6′-tetra-tert-butyl-2,2′-[N-(2-oxidoethyl)iminodimethylene]diphenolato}dialuminium(III)

The title compound, [Al2(C32H48NO3)2], exists as a dimer with bridging ethoxide groups. It was isolated from a reaction mixture of the parent ligand and trimethylaluminium in tetrahydrofuran. The geometry around the AlIII atom is a slightly distorted trigonal-bipyramid, typical of atrane derivatives