The reaction of the sterically encumbered lithium β-diketiminate {HC(CMeNAr) 2 }Li (Ar=2,6-i-Pr 2 C 6 H 3 ) with InCl in THF at approximately -78 o C yielded In metal and [{HC(CMeNAr) 2 }InCl] 2 (1) as well as minor amounts of the hydroxide [{HC(CMeNAr) 2 }In(Cl)(μ-OH)] 2 , 2. The compounds 1 and 2 were characterized by 1 H, 1 3 C NMR, IR spectroscopy and X-ray crystallography. The centrosymmetric structure of 1 features an In In bond that is 2.8343(7) Å long which is well within the known range of In In single bond distances. The metal β-diketiminate ring (i.e. C 3 N 2 In) is folded along the N...N vector and features an out of plane deviation by the indium of 0.8953 Å and a dihedral angle between the C 3 N 2 and InN 2 arrays of 145.8 o . This can be attributed to steric effects of the Ar groups on the β-diketiminiate ligand. The structure of the hydroxide derivative 2 is a dimer in which the indiums are bridged by hydroxides to afford a planar In 2 O 2 core with an average In O distance of 2.13(2) Å. Attempted reduction of the dihalide compounds {HC(CMeNAr) 2 }InX 2 (X=Cl, I) with sodium or potassium led to the formation of metallic indium and the free β-aminoimine (Ar)NC(Me 2 )CHC(Me 2 )N(Ar)H rather than the desired In(I) species, {HC(CMeNAr) 2 }In:.