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  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Photochemistry

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  • Matrix isolation spectroscopy is a powerful technique for studying reactive intermediates.
  • Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a common atmospheric pollutant with complex reactivity.
  • Tin (Sn) exhibits diverse coordination chemistry.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To synthesize and characterize novel tin-sulfur dioxide molecules.
  • To investigate the photochemical reactivity and isomerization of these tin-sulfur dioxide complexes.
  • To elucidate the bonding and electronic structure of the observed tin-sulfur species.

Main Methods:

  • Laser ablation of tin atoms reacted with sulfur dioxide (SO2) in solid argon matrix.
  • Infrared (IR) spectroscopy to identify vibrational modes of the synthesized molecules.
  • Isotopic substitution (S18O2, 34SO2) and density functional theory (DFT) calculations (B3LYP, BPW91) for spectral assignment.

Main Results:

  • Observation of various matrix-isolated tin-sulfur dioxide molecules, including mononuclear and binuclear species.
  • Confirmation of vibrational mode assignments through isotopic shifts and DFT calculations.
  • Demonstration of reversible isomerization in mononuclear complexes (Sn(η2-O2S) and Sn(η2-O2S)(η1-OSO)) upon irradiation and annealing.
  • No evidence of isomerization in binuclear complexes (OSn2(η2-SO) and Sn(μ2-O2)SnS).

Conclusions:

  • The study successfully synthesized and characterized novel tin-sulfur dioxide complexes.
  • Photochemical and thermal stimuli can induce reversible structural changes in mononuclear tin-sulfur dioxide species.
  • Understanding the electronic structure is key to explaining the observed photochemical reactions.