Synthesis and Characterization of Two β-Diketiminato Tin(IV) Compounds

Xiaoli Ma*, Ziyan Deng, Miaomiao Yao, Mingdong Zhong, Wenling Li, Zhi Yang

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Abstract

The reactions of L1Li [L1=HC(CMeNAr)2, Ar=2,6-iPr2C6H3] with Me2SnCl2, and L2Li [L2=HC(CMeNAr')2, Ar'=2,6-Et2C6H3] with Me3SnCl in a molar ratio of 1:1 were carried out at room temperature and acquired two new compounds, N(Ar)=C(Me)CH=C(NHAr)CH2SnMe2Cl·C7H8 (1) and [N(Ar')C(Me)=CHC(=NAr')CH2SnMe2]2·CH2Cl2 (2), respectively. Different from regular nitrogen-metal-nitrogen bonds generated by the reactions of β-diketiminato ligands with metal halides, uncommon nitrogen-tin-carbon bonds in compounds 1 and 2 were obtained by Sn-N bond cleavage and concomitant Sn-C bond formation due to the Lewis acidity of SnMe3 and SnMe2Cl group. Compound 2 is a rare tin dimer with two resonant structures. Two compounds have been confirmed by 1H NMR,13C NMR, elemental analysis, and single crystal X-ray structural analysis. Through the comparison of compounds 1and 2, the formation mechanism of dimer 2 has been investigated.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1300-1305
Number of pages6
JournalChinese Journal of Organic Chemistry
Volume37
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2017

Keywords

  • Metal halides
  • Nitrogen-tin-carbon bonds
  • Tin dimer
  • β-diketiminato ligands

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