One-pot reaction of 2,6-iPr 2 -aniline (DIPP-NH 2 ) with (Me 2 SiO) 3 and Sr[N(SiMe 3 ) 2 ] 2 (SrN′′ 2 ) gave a tetranuclear cluster consisting of four dianions [OSiMe 2 N-DIPP] 2and four Sr 2+ ions solvated each by one THF ligand. The general applicability of this method was investigated by variation of amine and metal. Anilines with smaller substituents led to insoluble uncharacterized coordination polymers, whereas bulkier anilines gave soluble product mixtures that could not be purified. Primary alkylamines neither led to isolable products. Introduction of a tBu group in para-position of DIPP-NH 2 , however, gave an isostruc- [a]