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Bernd Findeis1, Maria Contel, Lutz H. Gade
1Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Aragón, Universidad de Zaragoza-CSIC, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain, Institut für Anorganische Chemie der Universität Würzburg, Am Hubland, D-97074 Würzburg, Germany, and School of Applied Chemistry, University of North London, Holloway Road, London N7 8DB, U.K.
Abstract:
The reaction of [MeSi{Me(2)SiN(Li)(p-tol)}(3)(Et(2)O)(2)] with SnCl(2) in a 1:1 molar ratio leads the tris(amido)stannate [MeSi{Me(2)SiN(p-tol)}(3)SnLi(Et(2)O)] (1), which further reacts with neutral [AuCl(PPh(3))] and anionic [PPN][AuCl(2)], PPN[AuRCl] (R = C(6)F(5), mes), and chlorogold(I) complexes yielding [Au(MeSi{Me(2)SiN(p-tol)}(3)Sn)(PPh(3))] (2) and [PPN][Au(MeSi{Me(2)SiN(p-tol)}(3)Sn)(2)] (3) and [Au(MeSi{Me(2)SiN(p-tol)}(3)Sn)(R)] (R = C(6)F(5), 4; R = mes, 5), respectively. The reaction of 1 with the dinuclear gold(II) derivative [Au(2)(CH(2)PPh(2)CH(2))(2)Cl(2)] in a 1:2 ratio affords [Au(2)(CH(2)PPh(2)CH(2))(2)(MeSi{Me(2)SiN(p-tol)}(3)Sn)(2)] (6). In a similar way but starting from PPN[Au(C(6)F(5))(3)Cl] and reacting with 1 in a 1:1 ratio, the Au(III) complex [PPN][Au(MeSi{Me(2)SiN(p-tol)}(3)Sn)(C(6)F(5))(3)] (7) has been obtained. X-ray crystal structure analyses were performed for compounds 2 and 6, establishing the Sn-Au bonds [d(Au-Sn) = 2.5651(13) and 2.6804(13) Å, respectively). Compound 6 has a nearly linear Sn-Au-Au-Sn array and features the first examples of tin-gold(II) bonds.
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