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What are the properties of Al2Me6?

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It is a volatile reactive liquid that is flammable in air. It has similar bonding to AlCl3, but has no lone pairs or filled orbitals to donate electron density into the aluminium empty p orbital.

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What is the bonding type in Al2Me6, and what is it comparable to?

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3-centre 2-electron bonding, B2H6.