Zeitschrift Für Anorganische Und Allgemeine Chemie , 2009, 635 (6-7), 942-948.

Influence of the solvent on the formation of new tin(II) methoxides containing thienyl substituents: crystal structure and NMR investigations

Veith, Michael | Belot, Céline | Huch, Volker | Zimmer, Michael

The synthesis, structural characterization, and NMR studies of new tin(II) alkoxides with thiophene-based substituents are presented. The reaction of ligand HO-C(C

4

H

3

S)

3

(

1

) with bis(hexamethyldisilazyl)tin {Sn[N(SiMe

3

)

2

]

2

} in the ratio 2:1 in toluene yields the dinuclear compound {Sn[OC(C

4

H

3

S)

3

]

2

}

2

∙ 2 toluene (

2

). The same reaction in tetrahydrofuran allows the isolation of two compounds: a dinuclear {Sn[OC(C

4

H

3

S)

3

]

2

}

2

∙ 2 thf (

3

) and a mononuclear Sn[OC(C

4

H

3

S)

3

]

2

(thf) (

4

) molecule. The molecular structures of these tin(II) methoxides containing thienyl substituents

2-4

were investigated by single-crystal X-ray crystallography. The NMR spectra of solutions of Sn[OC(C

4

H

3

S)

3

]

2

}

2

∙ 2 toluene (

2

) or {Sn[OC(C

4

H

3

S)

3

]

2

}

2

∙ 2 thf (

3

) and {Sn[OC(C

4

H

3

S)

3

]

2

}

2

(thf) (

4

) are almost identical, showing only variations of the molar ratio of the dimeric and monomeric compounds.