“…Low-resolution mass spectra (CI, CH 4 ) were obtained on a Finnigan MAT TSQ 700 instrument. High-resolution mass spectra (CI, CH 4 ) were obtained on a VG ZAB-VE sector instrument.The starting materials MeGaCl 2 ,42 Cp*M (M = Li, Na, K),1 Cp* 2 BCl,5 Cp* 2 BMe,15 Cp* 2 AlMe, 10 "Cp* 2 AlCl",11 Cp* 2 GaCl,22 Cp* 3 Ga,29 [Li][B(C 6 F 5 ) 4 ],43 [Ph 3 C][B(C 6 F 5 ) 4 ],44 Al(C 6 F 5 ) 345 and Ga(C 6 F 5 ) 345 were prepared according to published procedures.The preparations of the salts [Cp* 2 B][AlCl 4 ], 6 [Cp* 2 Al][AlCl 4 ], 12 and [Cp* 2 Ga][BF 4 ] 14 have been reported previously.…”