in gas Irradiation (UV/VIS); photolysis: excimer laser (193 and 248 nm), 1E-7 and 4E-5 Torr, interaction of generated species with pulsed (15 ns, 3-30 mJ) tunable dye laser beam; time-of-flight mass spectroscopy;

GLC;

GLC;

in Petroleum ether

in toluene byproducts: (t-Bu)8Al7GaO8, (t-Bu)8Al6Ga2O8; under N2; the Al-compd. in toluene is added to a cold (-78°C) soln. of the Ga-complex in toluene; mixt. refluxed overnight; soln. concd., cooled (mixt. of Ga(tBu)3 and ((tBu)2Al(OAl(tBu)2))2 obtained); evapn. of all volatiles; recrystn. (toluene) gave crystals of ((tBu)2Al(OAl(tBu)2))2 and ((tBu)Al(O))8 (contaminated with (tBu)8Al7Ga(O)8and (tBu)8Al6Ga2(O)8 by MS);