Lithium aluminates Li[Al(O-2,6-Me2C6H3)R'(3)] (R' = Et, Ph) react with the mu(3)-alkylidyne oxoderivative ligands [{Ti(eta(5)-C5Me5)(mu-O)}(3)(mu(3)-CR)] [R = H (1), Me (2)] to afford the aluminum-lithium-titanium cubane complexes [{R'Al-3(mu-O-2,6-Me2C6H3)Li}(mu(3)-O)(3){Ti(eta(5)-C5Me5)}(3)(mu(3)-CR) ] [R = H, R' = Et (5), Ph (7); R = Me, R' = Et (6), Ph (8)]. Complex 7 evolves with the formation of a lithium dicubane species and a Li{Al(mu-O-2,6-Me2C6H3)Ph-3}(2)] unit.