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Organoaluminium chemistry
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<p>Organoaluminium chemistry is the study of compounds containing bonds between <a href="/facts/Carbon/ukrgQexo">carbon</a> and <a href="/facts/Aluminium/7wmR8jYE">aluminium</a>. It is one of the major themes within <a href="/facts/Organometallic_chemistry/bhqFz2P0">organometallic chemistry</a>. Illustrative organoaluminium compounds are the dimer <a href="/facts/Trimethylaluminium/QxlKB90v">trimethylaluminium</a>, the monomer <a href="/facts/Triisobutylaluminium/oRBsz2e7">triisobutylaluminium</a>, and the titanium-aluminium compound called <a href="/facts/Tebbe%27s_reagent/367om9CB">Tebbe's reagent</a>. The behavior of organoaluminium compounds can be understood in terms of the polarity of the C−Al bond and the high <a href="/facts/Lewis_acidity/qlLqRvg2">Lewis acidity</a> of the three-coordinated species. Industrially, these compounds are mainly used for the production of <a href="/facts/Polyolefin/hWl2j3r0">polyolefins</a>. </p>