Compounds of germanium, tin, and lead containing the ligand C(SiMe3)2(SiMe2C5H4N-2)

Salih S. Al-Juaid, Anthony G. Avent, Colin Eaborn, Michael S. Hill, Peter B. Hitchcock, Deepa J. Patel, J. David Smith

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Abstract

Reactions between LiC(SiMe3)2(SiMe2 C5H4N-2), 1, and the halides GeCl2·dioxane, SnCl2, and PbCl2 gave the isostructural compounds MCl{C(SiMe3)2 (SiMe2C5H4N-2)} (M = Ge, 2; Sn, 3; or Pb, 4) which contain three-coordinate M. Treatment of the tin derivative 3 with MeI gave the oxidative addition product SnMeClI{C(SiMe3)2 (SiMe2C5H4N-2)}, 5, and this reacted with AgOCOCF3 or AgOSO2C6H4Me-4 to give, respectively, the compounds SnMeX2-{C(SiMe3)2 (SiMe2C5H4N-2)} with X = OCOCF3, 6, or OSO2C6H4Me-4, 7. Despite the presence of the bulky C(SiMe3)2(SiMe2C5H4 N-2) ligand, the Sn atom in the solid state structures of 6 and 7 is five-coordinate, and multinuclear NMR studies show that five-coordinate species are present also in THF solutions of 5, 6, and 7.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1223-1229
Number of pages7
JournalOrganometallics
Volume20
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 19 Mar 2001

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Inorganic Chemistry

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