stˈɑːɹɾɪŋ wɪððɪ ˌæljʊmˈɪniəm ælkˈɑːksaɪd wˈʌn, ɐ kˈɑːɹbənˌaɪl ˈɑːksɪdʒən ɪz koʊˈɔːɹdɪnˌeɪɾᵻd tʊ ɐtʃˈiːv ðə tˈɛtɹə koʊˈɔːɹdɪnˌeɪɾᵻd ˌæljʊmˈɪniəm ˌɪntɚmˈiːdiət tˈuː.
Starting with the aluminium alkoxide 1, a carbonyl oxygen is coordinated to achieve the tetra coordinated aluminium intermediate 2.