Two triorganostannate complexes synthesised from bis(cyclopentadienyl)tin(II); structural variation between [Mg(thf)6]2+2[Sn(η3-C5H 5)3]- and [Li(thf)4]+ [Sn(C13H9)3]- (thf = tetrahydrofuran, C13H9 = fluorenyl)

Andrew J. Edwards, Michael A. Paver, Paul R. Raithby, Christopher A. Russell, Dietmar Stalke, Alexander Steiner, Dominic S. Wright

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Abstract

Nucleophilic addition of Mg(C5H5)2 to Sn(C5H5)2 (1:2) in tetrahydrofuran (thf) gave [Mg(thf)6]2+ 2[Sn(η3-C5H5)3]2 1 whereas the reaction of fluorenyllithium (2 or 3 equivalents) resulted in nucleophilic substitution of both C5H5 ligands and in the formation of [Li(thf)4]+ [Sn(C13H9)3]- 2; the anion of 1 is essentially planar whereas that in 2 has a distorted-pyramidal structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1465-1466
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of the Chemical Society, Dalton Transactions
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1993

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry

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