Deprotonation of an Al-SH moiety has been achieved easily by using N-heterocyclic carbene as the base. Monomeric mono- and bis-imidazolium salts [C(t)H(+)][LAl(SH)(S)](-) ([C(t)H(+)] = N,N'-bis-tert-butylimidazolium), [C(m)H(+)][LAl(SH)(S)](-), and [C(m)H(+)](2)[LAl(S)(2)](2-) ([C(m)H(+)] = N,N'-bismesitylimidazolium), containing unusual anions [LAl(SH)(S)](-) and [LAl(S)(2)](2-), have been synthesized in nearly quantitative yields. Furthermore, [C(m)H(+)](2)[LAl(S)(2)](2-) has been successfully used for the preparation of LAl(SSiMe(2))(2)O containing the [O(Me(2)SiS)(2)](2-) ligand.
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