New Stable Germylenes, Stannylenes, and Related Compounds II. Bis(butylthio)tin(II) and ate-Complexes [(Me 3 Si) 3 CE(μ- SBu) 2 Li(THF) 2 ] (E= Ge, Sn). Synthesis and Structure

N. N. Zemlyanskii, I. V. Borisova, M. G. Kuznetsova, E. N. Khrustalev, M. Yu Antipin, Yu A. Ustynyuk, E. E. Lunin, C. Eaborn, M. S. Hill, J. D. Smith

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Abstract

By reaction of Me 3 SiSBu with anhydrous tin(II) chloride bis(butylthio)tin was obtained that exemplified a coordination polymer [Sn(SBu) 2 ] n , whose elementary unit contained according to X-ray diffraction study three independent four-membered rings Sn 2 S 2 of unusual geometry. It was demonstrated that polymeric thiolates [E(SBu) 2 ] n , (E = Ge, Sn) readily reacted with TsiLi (Tsi = C(SiMe 3 ) 3 ) in a mixed solvent ether THF affording in a good yield ate-complexes [(Me 3 Si) 3 CE(μ-SBu) 2 Li(THF) 2 ]. Both complexes contain a four-membered ring in a butterfly conformation where the lithium atom is symmetrically bonded to both sulfur atoms, and the coordination polyhedra of Ge and Sn atoms may be regarded as distorted tetrahedra AB 3 X, where one of coordination places is occupied by unshared electron pair. The structure of the ate-complexes observed in a crystal is conserved also in solution of nonpolar solvents.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)491-500
Number of pages10
JournalRussian Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume39
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2003

Funding

The study was carried out under financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (grants nos. 00-03-32807a, 00-15-97359, and 00-03-32889).

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  • Organic Chemistry

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