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An indenide-tethered N-heterocyclic stannylene
Tobias Bischof1, Kieren J Evans1, Mairi F Haddow1
1Institute of Chemical Sciences, School of Engineering and Physical Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, Scotland.
Abstract:
The structure of (μ-1κN:2(η2),κ2 N,N'-(2-{[2,6-bis(propan-2-yl)phen-yl]aza-nid-yl}eth-yl)[2-(1H-inden-1-yl)eth-yl]aza-nido)(1,4,7,10,13,16-hexa-oxa-cyclo-octa-dec-ane-1κ6 O)lithiumtin, [LiSn(C8H16O4)(C25H31N2)], at 100 K has monoclinic (P21/n) symmetry. Analysis of the coordination of the Sn to the indenyl ring shows that the Sn inter-acts in an η2 fashion. A database survey showed that whilst this coordination mode is unusual for Ge and Pb compounds, Sn displays a wider range of coordination modes to cyclo-penta-dienyl ligands and their derivatives.
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