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On the crystal structure of tri-benzyl-tin(IV) iodide, Bz3SnI: a correction
Nadia-Ammane Reuter1, Hans Reuter1
1Chemistry, Osnabrück University, Barabarstr. 7, 49069 Osnabrück, Germany.
Abstract:
Tri-benzyl-iodido-tin(IV), [Sn(C7H7)3I], has been prepared and its crystal structure determined in order to clarify some discrepancies in a previous report. The compound does not crystallize in the rhombohedral space group R3 as originally assumed [Wang et al. (2011 ▸). Wuji Huaxue Xuebao, 27, 487-490], but in the monoclinic space group Cc, and also does not have a tin-iodide distance of 2.452 (3) but of 2.7165 (2) Å. Furthermore, the mol-ecules are not associated in strands via iodide bridges but are isolated from each other, with their dipole moments forming an angle of 23.53 (1)° to the c-glide plane of the space group.
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