The synthesis and structures of new aluminum complexes incorporating guanidinate ligands (R2NC(NR')(2)(-)) are described. The reaction of (PrN)-Pr-i=-C=(NPr)-Pr-i with LiNR2 reagents yields Li[R2NC((NPr)-Pr-i)(2)] guanidinate salts, which are reacted in situ with AlCl3 or AlMe2Cl to afford (R2NC((NPr)-Pr-i)(2))AlCl2 (1a, R = Me; 1b, R = Et; 1c, R - Pr-i; 1d, R = SiMe3) or (R2NC((NPr)-Pr-i)(2))AlMe2 (2a, R = Me; 2b, R = Et; 2c, R = Pr-i), respectively. The reaction of 1,3,4,6,7,8-hexahydro-2H-pyrimido[1,2-a]pyrimidine (hppH) with AlMe3 generates {(mu-hpp)AlMe2)(2) (3). Complexes 1a, 1d, and 3 have been characterized by X-ray crystallography. la and Id adopt monomeric structures with symmetric chelated bidentate guanidinate ligands. Delocalization of the -NR2 lone pair into the chelate ring is important for 1a but not for 1d, due to N-Si pi-bonding and steric crowding. The bicyclic structure of the hpp(-) ligand enforces a dimeric mu-hpp(-) structure for 3.