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The Synthesis of [Sn10(Si(SiMe3)3)4]2- Using a Metastable Sn(I) Halide Solution Synthesized via a Co-condensation Technique
Published on: November 28, 2016
Di-n-butyl-bis(N-n-butyl-N-ethyl-dithio-carbamato-κS)tin(IV)
Abstract:
The Sn atom in the title compound, [Sn(C(4)H(9))(2)(C(7)H(14)NS(2))(2)], exists in a tetra-hedral C(2)S(2)Sn coordination geometry. The geometry is distorted towards skew-trapezoidal-bipyramidal owing to the proximity of the double-bond S atoms [Sn-S = 2.521 (2) and Sn⋯S = 2.933 (2) Å]. The Sn atom lies on a special position of mm2 site symmetry and the tin-bound n-butyl chain is disordered about a mirror plane. The ethyl and n-butyl groups of the dithio-carbamate unit are disordered about another mirror plane.
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