Tris(dimethylamino)gallium dimer, formally bis(μ-dimethylamino)tetrakis(dimethylamino)digallium, is an amide complex of gallium. This compound may be used as a precursor to other gallium complexes.
Commercially available, this compound may be prepared from lithium dimethylamide and gallium trichloride.[1]
References
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