N → Sn coordination in the complexes of tin halides with pyridine: A comparison between Sn(II) and Sn(IV)

The experimentally well‐known complexation of tin(II) and tin(IV) halides with pyridine (py) leads to structures showing N → Sn coordination. In the present work, the complexes SnX_n·mpy (where X = F, Cl, Br, I; n = 2, 4; m = 1, 2) possessing this kind of coordination were studied using a computational quantum chemical approach. Various aspects in the theoretical picture of these complexes were examined to find similarities and differences in their N → Sn coordination. The aspects included, among others, the physical nature of intermolecular interactions, and their role in establishing the structure and energetic stabilization of the complexes. In this context, the effect of tin valency was inspected in great detail. As proven by several theoretical methods, a largely ionic character with a certain covalent component can be attributed to the studied N → Sn coordination, irrespective of tin valency. All complexes are destabilized by py‐py and three‐body interactions, but the Sn(II) complexes experience it to a greater extent. Marked differences are observed in the structural behavior of N → Sn and SnX_n during complex formation. This affects the energetics of complexation and, in consequence, the penta‐coordinated Sn(IV) center shows a higher propensity to expand its coordination number, compared with the tri‐coordinated Sn(II) center. The present study supplements the experimental characterization of SnX_n·mpy and, in general, it sheds light on the coordination of heteroaromatic nitrogen to tin. The survey of the Cambridge Structural Database revealed that such coordination occurred in a number of crystal structures.     

Mössbauer study of the Sn resonance in rare-gas matrix-isolated Sn(IV)-and Sn(II)halide molecules

Mössbauer absorption spectra of rare-gas matrix-isolated SnX₄ and SnX₂ molecules (X = F, Cl, Br, I) have been measured at matrix temperatures of a bout 5 K. The hyperfine interaction (hfi) parameters of ¹¹⁹Sn in argon matrix-isolated SnX₄ (X = Cl, Br, 1) molecules are identical with those of the corresponding crystalline compounds. This fact reveals that the inter-molecular interactions are negligible in the crystalline compounds as far as concerning the electronic structure of Sn⁴⁺. The ¹¹⁹Sn hfi parameters of rare-gas matrix-isolated SnX₂ molecules differ from those measured in the crystallin compounds. This arise from the totally different coordination of tin in the two situations. The analysis of the hfi parameters using a simple bonding model yields information about the ionicity of the Sn-halogen bonds and the bonding angle in these molecules. The observed isomer shifts and quadrupole interactions can only be explained in this model with a bonding angle θ = 95° ± 2° for all SnX₂ molecules and a slight increase of θ from Sn1₂ to SnF₂.     

ChemInform Abstract: SrZn2Sn2 and Ca2Zn3Sn6 — Two New Ae—Zn—Sn Polar Intermetallic Compounds (Ae: Alkaline Earth Metal).

The title compounds are synthesized from the elements (950—1000 °C, 45 min—48 h) and characterized by single crystal XRD and DFT electronic structure calculations.     

Über Oxostannate(II). III. K2Sn2O3, Rb2Sn2O3 und Cs2Sn2O3 – ein Vergleich

On Oxostannates(II). III. K₂Sn₂0₃, Rb₂Sn₂0₃, and Cs₂Sn₂O₃ – a Comparison Hitherto unknown Rb₂Sn₂O₃ has been obtained by heating of mixtures of binary oxides [RbO_0.48 + SnO, Rb:Sn = 1.1:1, Al₂O₃?cylinders, Ar] as deep yellow powder or deep yellow single crystals. It is isotypic to K₂Sn₂O₃, R3 m-D with a = 6.086 Å, c = 15.101 Å, Z = 3, d_calc = 4.69, d_obs = 4.64 g X cm^?3. For 260 hkl it is R = 5.2₇% and R_w = 5.0₉% (MoKα, 4-circle diffractometer data). The structure of K₂Sn₂O₃ and Rb₂Sn₂O₃ is compared with that of Cs₂Sn₂O₃. For both types Effektive Coordination Numbers, ECoN, and the Madelung Part of Lattice Energy, MAPLE, have been calculated.     

(tBu2MeSi)2Sn=Sn(SiMetBu2)2: a distannene with a >Sn=Sn< double bond that is stable both in the solid state and in solution

((t)Bu(2)MeSi)(2)Sn=Sn(SiMe(t)Bu(2))(2) 1, prepared by the reaction of (t)Bu(2)MeSiNa with SnCl(2)-diox in THF and isolated as dark-green crystals, represents the first example of acyclic distannene with a Sn=Sn double bond that is stable both in the crystalline form and in solution. This was proved by the crystal and NMR spectral data of 1. Distannene 1 has these peculiar structural features: a shortest among all acyclic distannenes Sn=Sn double bond of 2.6683(10) A, a nearly planar geometry around both Sn atoms, and a highly twisted Sn=Sn double bond. The reactions of 1 toward carbon tetrachloride and phenylacetylene also correspond to the reactivity anticipated for the Sn=Sn double bond. The one-electron reduction of 1 with potassium produced the distannene anion radical, the heavy analogue of alkene ion radicals, for which the particular crystal structure and low-temperature EPR behavior are also discussed.     

Sn12(2-): stannaspherene

Stannaspherene. The Sn122- cluster is discovered to be a highly stable and highly symmetric icosahedral cage bonded by four delocalized radial pi bonds and nine delocalized on-sphere sigma bonds from the 5p orbitals of the Sn atoms. It has a diameter of 6.1 A, with a large empty interior volume, and can host most transition metal atoms inside, giving rise to a large class of endohedral chemical building blocks for cluster-assembled nanomaterials.     

Hydroxoverbindungen. 10. Über die Natriumoxohydroxostannate(II) Na4[Sn4O(OH)10] und Na2[Sn2O(OH)4]

Hydroxo Compounds. 10. The Sodium Oxohydroxostannates(II) Na₄[Sn₄O(OH)₁₀] and Na₂[Sn₂O(OH)₄] Na₄[Sn₄O(OH)₁₀] = Na₄[Sn(OH)₃]₂[Sn₂O(OH)₄] ( I ) and Na₂[Sn₂O(OH)₄] ( II ) have now been doubtlessly characterized as the first Na-hydroxostannates(II). I crystallizes monoclinic in P2₁/n (a = 1522.4(5) pm, b = 830.0(2) pm, c = 1276.0(3) pm, β = 104.8(2)°, Z = 4, R = 0.047, 1137 I_hkl); II crystallizes orthorhombic in P2₁2₁2₁ (a = 1450(2) pm, b = 1665(2) pm, c = 590.7(8) pm, Z = 8, R = 0.042, 1208 I_hkl). II is identical with the compound which was described up to now as “Na[Sn(OH)₃]”. The new compounds contain the complex anions [Sn(OH)₃]^? and [Sn₂O(OH)₄]^2?, whose structures are now proved. The oxotetrahydroxo-distannate(II) anion [Sn₂O(OH)₄]^2? exhibits a syn-conformation with respect to the projection along the (Sn? Sn) vector. The two compounds crystallize with pronounced layer structures, which show direct topotactical relations with one another as well as with SnO. This relates closely to the fast formation of SnO from crystals of I and II .     

Sn(x)Pt4Sn(y)Sb(12-y): a skutterudite with covalently bonded filler

A new phase, Sn(x)Pt4Sb(12-y)Sn(y), has been prepared from the elements. It exhibits a wide range of homogeneity with 0.3(2) < or = x < or = 1.0(2) and 4.2(2) < or = y < or = 7.0(2). The crystal structure and the composition were established by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction as well as wavelength-dispersive X-ray analysis measurements and were supported by nuclear magnetic resonance experiments. The compound is the first representative of the filled-skutterudite family with the filler atoms not located at the center of the cavity but covalently bonded to the cavity's wall, as confirmed by the analysis of chemical bonding with the electron localizability indicator. The Sn and Sb atoms share the framework site with different coordinate parameters caused by the difference in atomic size; additional tin atoms are located in the cavities of the framework. The material is a diamagnet in the whole composition range. In agreement with the calculated electronic density of states, the material reveals a metallic behavior in electronic transport. The absolute values of electrical resistivity vary with the tin-to-antimony ratio.     

Beiträge zur Chemie des Phosphors. 128. Synthese des Diphosphastanna-cyclopropans (t-BuP)2Sn(t-Bu)2

Contributions to the Chemistry of Phosphorus. 128. Synthesis of the Diphosphastanna-cyclopropane (t-BuP)₂Sn(t-Bu)₂ The first three-membered P₂Sn heterocycle, 1,2,3,3-tetra-tert-butyl-1,2,3-diphosphastanna-cyclopropane (1,2,3,3-tetra-tert-butyl-1,2,3-diphosphastannirane) ( 1 ), has been synthesized by [2+1] cyclocondensation of K(t-Bu)P—P(t-Bu)K with (t-Bu)₂SnCl₂. 1 is stable at room temperature. Besides, (t-BuP)₂[Sn(t-Bu)₂]₂ ( 2 ), (t-BuP)₄Sn(t-Bu)₂ ( 3 ), and (t-BuP)₄ are formed. In the reaction with Et₂SnCl₂, the six-membered ring compound [(t-BuP)₂SnEt₂]₂ ( 4 ) is the main-product; the four- and five-membered cyclostannaphosphanes (t-BuP)₃SnEt₂ ( 5 ) and (t-BuP)₃(SnEt₂)₂ ( 6 ) are also formed. 1 could be isolated in the pure state and has been unambiguously characterized as a three-membered heterocycle with a P₂Sn skeleton. The ³¹P-NMR parameters of the other new cyclostannaphosphanes 2–6 are reported.     

Electron correlation effects at Sn/Si(1 1 1)– and Sn/Ge(1 1 1)– reconstructions

Electron correlation effects for the two-dimensional electron gas associated with the surface bands of the Sn/Si(1 1 1)–3×3, , Sn/Ge(1 1 1)–3×3 and reconstructions are analyzed. Unrestricted local-density-approximation (LDA) calculations enable to define a many-body hamiltonian that includes intra- and inter-site electron interactions. From the analysis of this hamiltonian, it can be concluded that the reconstructions present a Mott transition, while the 3×3 surface remains metallic. How these results can be used to to discriminate between conflicting models explaining the phase transition is described. Inverse photoemission data for the Sn/Si(1 1 1) surface suggests that this phase transition can be explained by means of a dynamical fluctuations model.     

Schwingungsspektren fester,flüssiger und gelöster Metallpolysulfide. II. Polysulfide Rb2Sn und Cs2Sn (n ⩾ 4) sowie Na2S4

Vibrational Spectra of Solid, Liquid, and Soluted Metal Polysulphides. II Polysulphides Rb₂S_n (n ? 4) and Na₂S₄ All compounds have been prepared from the elements in liquid ammonia. Whereas Rb₂S₄ has no defined composition, the vibrational spectra of Cs₂S₄ and their structure similar to Na₂S₄ indicate that Cs₂S₄ is a well-defined compound in contrast to former suggestions. Rb₂S₅ and Cs₂S₆ are the members with the greatest chainlength of their homologe series. While Na₂S₄ still exists of S₄^2? chains in the melt the other polysulhpides disproportionate to S₃^? radicals and probably monosulphide. In the melt of Cs₂S₆, quenched to room temperature, a double branched chain structure, the thio-analogue of dithionite, S₂S₄^2?, is suggested. All polysulphides have a mean valence frequency, which is independent of the cation and decreases with increasing chainlength.     

[Sn9HgSn9]6–: An Intermetalloid Zintl Ion with Two Sn9 Connected by Heteroatom

The title compound [K([2,2,2]crypt)]₁₂[Sn₉]₂[Sn₉HgSn₉] has been obtained by reaction of elemental mercury with the binary phase K₄Sn₉ in ethylenediamine after addition of [2,2,2]crypt and layering with toluene. The X‐ray single crystal analysis shows that the compound consists of two isolated Sn₉ clusters and two Sn₉ clusters connected by a mercury atom.