in hexane; toluene B(C6F5)3 and Al(CH3)3 mixed in toluene/hexane according to S Feng, G.R. Roof, E.Y.-X. Chen, Organometallics 21 (2002) 832-839;

in toluene 65°C (14 h); evapn., drying (vac., 4 h);

in further solvent(s) stoichiometric amts., addn. in C6D5Cl; not isolated, detected by NMR;

in benzene-d6 byproducts: PhNMe2, iso-butane; under Ar; (PhNMe2h)(B(C6F5)4) solns. heated to the boiling point of C6D6; Al)iso-Bu)3 added; reacted at 60°C; after 10 min cooled to roomtemp., stirred untill gas evolution ceased; not isolated; detd. by NMR;