On the reactions of the tetraindium cluster In4[C(SiMe3)3]4: Insertion of the monomeric fragments InC(SiMe3)3 into chalcogen-chalcogen bonds

The insertion of monomeric alkylindium(I) groups into the chalcogen-chalcogen bonds of Aryl-E-E-Aryl compounds opened the facile access to alkylindium dichalcogenolates, which form dimers in the solid state and adopt different conformations with Ci or C2v symmetry.