Der erste sechsgliedrige Zinn(II)-Übergangsmetallzyklus – [Mn(CO)4SnCl(DMF)]3

First Compound with a Six-Membered Tin(II) Transition Metal Ring – [Mn(CO)₄SnCl(DMF)]₃ Tin(II) chloride and dimanganese decacarbonyl were reacted in dimethyl-(DMF) at 150°C or monomethylformamide (MMF) at 120°C to yellow product solvates of the type [Mn(CO)₄SnCl(D)]₃ (D = DMF and MMF). Their identification in the case of the compound [Mn(CO)₄SnCl(DMF)]₃ was undertaken by a single crystal X-ray analysis. As result of this determination, its central molecular fragment contained a non-planar (SnMn)₃ ring with the following average bond parameters: Sn? Mn bond lengths of 258.8(5) pm, endocyclic bond angle at Mn Atom of 90.5(2)° and the corresponding angle at Sn atom of 141.6(2)°. After the result of ¹¹⁹Sn Mößbauer spectroscopic measurements of the title substance a tin(II) oxidation state was present. The ν(CO) i.r. absorption bands and ¹H n.m.r. data of both obtained products were measured for a further characterization. With view to the mechanistic pathway of the product formation, it was ascertained by separate experiments that the postulated intermediate Cl₃SnMn(CO)₅ and tin(II) chloride in DMF solution produced the title compound.     

The analysis of inorganic and organometallic antimony,arsenic and tin compounds using an on-column hydride generation method

A novel method of analysis of inorganic and organometallic compounds is reported. Essentially this utilizes the well-documented hydride generation technique, but in the present method the hydrides are generated from their involatile precursors (e.g. chlorides) on a GC column and separated from each other and from extraneous materials on the same GC column in a single process. Using the method, a solution of butyltin chlorides can be directly injected into a GC AA system to yield the volatile hydrides for separation, detection and quantification. To date, species analysed by this method include inorganic As(III), Me₂AsOOH, inorganic Sb(III) and Sb(V), MeSnCl₃, Me₂SnCl₂, Me₃SnCl, Et₂SnCl₂, Et₃SnCl, BuSnCl₃, Bu₂SnCl₂, Bu₃SnCl and Pr₃SnCl. With the use of the internal standard Pr₃SnCl and with the almost complete hydridization afforded by the technique, the procedure is shown to eliminate errors and to reduce the time involved in the analysis. The use of on-column derivatization also allows for the possibility that, in some cases, organotin hydrides reported to be found in the natural environment may, in fact, be organotin chlorides being reported as hydrides owing to inadvertent hydride production on the column. Some reports of successful gas chromatography for organotin halides could also conceivably be due to on-column hydride generation.     

Metallkomplexe mit anionischen Liganden von Elementen der 4. Hauptgruppe. IX. Zum komplexchemischen Verhalten von Trichlorstannid-und Trichlorgermid-Ionen gegenüber Komplexen von Übergangsmetallen in niedrigen Oxydationsstufen

Metal Complexes with Anionic Ligands of the Main Group IV Elements. IX. Reactions of Trichlorostannide and Trichlorogermide Ions with Complexes of Transition Metals in Low Oxidation States Carhonyl trichlorostannido- and carbonyl trichlorogermido-metalate complexes have been synthesized both by photochemical and thermical substitution reactions of [ECl₃]^? ions (E = Sn, Ge) with M(CO)₆, (M = Cr, Mo, W), Fe(CO)₅ Fe₃(CO)₁₂, Co₂(CO)₈, as well as with the metalcarbonyl derivatives (π-arene)M(CO)₃, (M = Cr, Mo), (h⁵-C₅,H₅,)V(CO)₄, Mn(CO)₅,Cl, Co(NO)(CO)₃, and Fe(NO)₂,(CO)₂. Mainly the bonding properties of the [ECl₃]^? ligands are discussed by means of i.r. spectroscopic investigations. The progress of the reactions and the necessary reaction conditions show that the nucleophilic properties oft both anions [ECl₃]^? are unexpectedly small. The slightly weaker hasicity of [SnCl₃]^? compared with [GeC1₃]^? arreared, when both anions were reacted with Co₂,(CO)₈, forming the substitution product. [Co₂,(CO)₇,SnCl₃]^? and the products of a “base reaction” Cl₃GcCo(CO)₄, and [Co(CO)₄]^?.     

Synthese von sulfinsäureimidamidostannanen

N-Lithiomethanesulfinicacidimide amides of the general composition MeS(NR)NRLi (II) are prepared by addition of methyllithium to sulfur diimides RNSNR (I) (R  t-Bu or SiMe₃. The corresponding reaction with Me₃SnNSNSnMe₃ yields the N-lithio salt (Me₃SnNSN)Li (III) and tetramethylstannane; addition compounds are not formed. Methatetical reactions of II with chlorostannanes, Me₃SnCl or Me₂SnCl₂, leads to the formation of the sulfinicacidimideamidostannanes MeS(NR)NRSnMe₃ (IV) and MeS(NR)NRSnClMe₂ (Va), respectively.     

Darstellung von Acetatoblei(IV)- und Acetatozinn(IV)- manganpentacarbonylen durch Acidolyse von (C6H5)4–n−M[Mn(CO)5]n (M  Sn,Pb; n = 1, 2) mit Essigsäure

Preparation of Acetatolead(1V) and Acetatotin(1V) Manganese Pentacarbonyls by Acidolysis of (C₆H₅)_4?n M[Mn(CO)₅]_n (M ? Sn, Pb; n = 1, 2) with Acetic Acid By acidolysis of (C₆H₅)_4?nM[Mn(CO)₅]_n (M ? Sn, Pb; n = 1, 2) with acetic acid no M? Mn bonds are broken, but M? C bonds. In this reaction (CH₃COO)₂M[Mn(CO)₅]₂ is formed from (C₆H₅)₂M[Mn(CO)₅]₂, and (CH₃COO)₃SnMn(CO)₅ and (CH₃COO)₂C₆H₅PbMn(CO)₅ from (C₆H₅)₃MMn-(CO)₅. (CH₃COO)₂C₆H₅SnMn(CO)₅ is prepared from Cl₂C₆H₅SnMn(CO)₅ and AgCH₃COO. According to IR spectroscopic data the acetato ligands of the diacetato complexes are bidentate, while in (CH₃COO)₃SnMn(CO)₅ bi- and monodentate carboxylate groups are present. For the central atoms Sn and Pb octahedral coordination is proposed.     

Thermodynamics of metal-ligand bond formation: XVI. Base adducts of some organotin compounds

Thermodynamic data have been obtained by calorimetric titration in benzene solution at 30° for reaction of organotin compounds with Lewis bases; data are reported for forty acid/base systems.Ph₃SnCl forms $\text{1}\text{1}$ adducts of low stability with pyridine (py) or 4-methyl-pyridine (4-mepy). Ph₂SnCl₂, Me₂SnCl₂, Bu₂SnCl₂ and Bu₂Sn(NCS)₂ form simultaneously $\text{1}\text{1}$ and $\text{1}\text{2}$ adducts with py or 4-mepy and $\text{1}\text{1}$ adducts with 2,2′-bipyridine or 1,10-phenanthroline (phen); the enthalpies of formation of the phen adducts are similar to those of $\text{1}\text{2}$ adducts with 4-mepy. With BuSnCl₃ and PhSnCl₃ it was not possible to obtain data for each step in addition of pyridine or 4-mepy. Adduct stabilities increase with increasing chloride substitution and in the order Bu < Me < Ph; adducts of Bu₂Sn(NCS)₂ are more stable than those of Bu₂SnCl₂.Tributylphosphine does not react with Ph₃SnCl but gives $\text{1}\text{1}$ adducts with the other tin compounds; only PhSnCl₃ adds a second molecule of this base. The $\text{1}\text{1}$ adducts are more stable than those with heterocyclic bases. Tributylamine brings about disproportionation of the compounds R₂SnX₂ to R₄Sn and SnX₄NBu₃.     

Trimethylstannyl- und Dimethylstannyl-substituierte Pyrrole – Synthesen,Spektren und Strukturen

Trimethylstannyl- and Dimethylstannyl-substituted Pyrroles – Synthesis, Spectra, and Structures Monomeric trimethylstannyl pyrroles, Me₃Sn? R (Me = CH₃ and R = ? NC₄H₄, ? NC₄H₂Me₂-2,5, ? NC₄Me₄-2,3,4,5, ? C₄H₃NMe-1), are synthesized by metathesis reactions from Me₃SnCl with 1(N)- and 2(C)-lithium pyrroles, respectively. An almost similar procedure gives monomeric dimethylstannylbis(pyrroles), Me₂SnR₂ ( 1 a – 3 a ), from Me₂SnCl₂ and 1-Li-pyrrolides (1 : 2 molar ratio) in good yields. Lithiated 1,2,5-trimethylpyrrole and Me₃SnCl forms the compound Me₃Sn? CH₂? C₄H₂Me(-5)NMe ( 8 ), the reaction of Me₂SnCl₂ with 2-lithium-1-methylpyrrole gives oligomeric [Me₂Sn? C₄H₂NMe? ]_x, ( 6 a ). The mass-, NMR, and vibrational spectra have been measured and discussed. The results of the X-ray structure determinations of Me₃Sn? NC₄H₄ ( 1 ) and Me₂Sn(? NC₄Me₄)₂ ( 3 a ) are compared with the structures of the known dimethylmetal pyrroles of Al, Ga, and In.     

Reaction of 3-dimethylamino-(1,1 -dimethyl) propyl magnesium chloride with tin (IV) and tin (II) chlorides. Stabilization of a SnCl+ cation in the new tin cluster [Me2NCH2CH2C(Me2)SnCl]3 · SnCl2

The reactions of the functional Grignard reagent Me₂ NCH₂CH₂C(Me₂)MgCl (4) with tin tetrachloride, dimethyltin dichloride, and tin (II) chloride are described. From the reactions the compounds bis(3-dimethylamino-1,1-dimethylpropyl) tin dichloride, [Me₂NCH₂CH₂C(Me₂)]₂SnCl₂ (5) , dimethyl(3-dimethylamino-1,1-dimethylpropyl) chlorostannane, Me₂ClSnC(Me₂)CH₂CH₂NMe₂ (6) , 1,1,2,2-tetramethyl-1,2-bis(3-dimethylamino-1,1-dimethylpropyl) distannane,[Me₂SnC(Me₂)CH₂CH₂NMe₂]₂ (7) , 3-dimethylamino-(1,1-dimethyl)propyl tin (II) chloride, Me₂NCH₂CH₂C(Me₂)SnCl (8) , hexakis(3-dimethylamino-1,1-dimethylpropyl) cyclotristannane, {[Me₂NCH₂CH₂C(Me₂)]₂Sn}₃ (9a) , and the tin cluster [Me₂NCH₂CH₂C(Me₂)SnCl]₃ · SnCl₂ (10) have been isolated and characterized by means of multinuclear NMR and Mössbauer spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction. 10 crystallizes in the trigonal space group P3₁ with the unit cell dimensions a 11.938, c 21.873 Å, V 2699.6 ų Z = 3. The structure was refined to a final R value of 0.064. 10 represents a tetranuclear cluster the skeleton of which is composed out of 4 Sn and a bridging Cl. Formally, the central tin atom is a SnCl⁺ cation stabilized by three stannylene units in a Ψ-trigonal bipyramidal environment. The tin-tin bond lengths are 288.2, 287.3 and 315.6 pm. The intramolecular Sn? N interactions amount to 242.8, 247.4 and 221.0 pm.     

8-Oxyquinolate iridium(I) complexes and their oxidative-addition reactions

The novel sixteen-electron complex [Ir(Oq)(COD)] (Oq = 8-oxyquinolate; COD = 1,5-cyclooctadiene) adds monodentate phosphines, phosphites or activated olefins irreversibly to give pentacoordinate iridium(I) complexes of the type [Ir(Oq)(COD)L] (L = PPh₃, P(OPh)₃, maleic anhydride or tetracyano-ethylene). Reaction of [Ir(Oq)(COD)] with some diphosphines leads to substitution products of the general formula [Ir(Oq)(diphos)] (diphos = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane or cis-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethylene). Carbon monoxide displaces the COD group from the complexes giving either [Ir(Oq)(CO)₂] or [Ir(Oq)(CO)L], and the latter undergo oxidative addition reactions with SnCl₄, Me₃SiCl, Me₃SnCl, MeI, allylbromide, PhCOCl, MeCOCl, Cl₂, Br₂, TlCl₃ and HCl leading to novel iridium(III) complexes.     

Structural studies in main group chemistry : XIX. Organotin(IV) derivatives of tetracyanoethylene, 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane and 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoquinone. The isolation of stable organotin-substituted radicals

The reaction of organotin chlorides with the lithium salt of 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) or hexaalkylditins with TCNQ yield stable organotin-substituted free radicals of the types R₃SnTCNQ^. (R = Me, n-Pr, n-Bu) and Me₂Sn(TCNQ^.)₂. The reaction of hexaphenylditin with TCNQ yields a (σ → π) charge transfer complex of stoichiometry (Ph₃SnSnPh₃)·TCNQ, whilst [Me₂SnCl(terpyridyl)⁺](TCNQ^-·) was isolated from the reaction of [Me₂SnCl(terpyridlyl)⁺][Me₂SnCl₃^-] and LiTCNQ. The oxidation of hexaalkylditins by tetracyanoethylene (TCNE) yields stable free radicals of the type R₃SnTCNE·, but treatment with 2,3,5,6-tetrachlorobenzoquinone yields either R₃SnOC₆Cl₄O·-p (R = Me) or R₃SnOC₆Cl₄OSnR₃-p (R = n-Bu, Ph). Tin-119 Mössbauer spectroscopy shows that the derivatives R₃SnTCNQ· and R₃TCNE· have trigonally-bipyramidally coordinated tin with planar [SnC₃] skeletons and bridging [TCNQ·] and [TCNE·] groups forming infinite one-dimensional chain structures. Me₃SnOC₆Cl₄O·-p was inferred to possess a similar structure but with oxy bridges forming chains with a Sn---O---Sn---O backbone. Me₂Sn(TCNQ·)₂ has a structure intermediate between tetrahedral and octahedral with a non-linear MeSnMe unit and anisobidentate chelation by two TCNQ groups. The TCNQ derivatives were of two types: (i) “green” or “brown”, indicative of delocalisation of the Ione electron over the cyanoquinone ligand, and (ii) a “blue” form in which spin-pairing of the Ione electron between adjacent organic groups takes place. Me₃SnTCNQ· may exist in both forms depending upon the mode of preparation.     

SnCl2 als Brückenligand in [{(CO)5M}2Sn(Cl)2]2− (M = Cr,Mo, W) — Synthese,Struktur und Reaktivität

SnCl₂ as a Bridging Ligand in [{(CO)₅M}₂Sn(Cl)₂]^2? (M = Cr, Mo, W) — Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity [{(CO)₅Cr}₂Sn(Cl)₂]^2?, 1 , may be obtained from [(CO)₅Cr]^2? or [(CO)₅CrSnCl₂ · THF] in fair yields. Alternatively, 1 is accessible by the reaction of [Cr₂(CO)₁₀]^2? with SnCl₂. This procedure may be extended to the synthesis of [{(CO)₅M}₂Sn(Cl)₂]^2? (M = Mo, 2 ; M = W, 3 ). The compounds 1–3 are crystallized as their alkalimetal (12-crown-4)₂ or [2,2,2]cryptand salts. X-ray analyses demonstrate bridging SnCl₂-moieties with M? Sn? M-angles close to 130° in each case. The relation of the bonding situation in 1–3 to the ones observed for stannylene or ?inidene”? complexes, respectively, is discussed. The transformation of 1 into the rhombododecahedral (X-ray analysis) Sn? O-cage compound [{(CO)₅CrSn}₆(μ₃-O)₄(μ₃-OH)₄], 4 , demonstrates the reactivity of the dianions 1–3 .     

Zur Synthese gemischt substituierter Schwefeldiimide

Synthesis of mixed substituted sulfurdiimides Sulfurdiimides R? N?S?N? R ( 1 ) (R ? tBu or Me₃Si) react with potassium amide via transiminating forming the potassium salts R? N?S?N)^?K⁺ ( 2 ). Methatetical reactions of 2 with chlorides Me₃SnCl or Me₂SnCl₂ leads to the formation of the mixed subst. sulfurdiimides R? N?S?N? SnMe₃ ( 4 ) and (R? N?S?N)₂SnMe₂ ( 5 ), respectively.     

Structural study on a sulfido-bridged dinuclear organotin(IV) complex with weak Sn ··· Sn bonding

A dinuclear anionic complex, Bu₄N[Me₂SnCl(S)ClSnMe₂Br], has been synthesized in chloroform solution by reacting (Me₂SnS)₃, Me₂SnCl₂, and Bu₄NBr. Attempts to isolate the anionic complex using tetramethylammonium cation were unsuccessful. The anion possesses two five-coordinate tin(IV) units bridged by sulfide and bromide. X-ray diffraction study revealed the possibility of a weak Sn–Sn bond in the complex. Theoretical (DFT) studies have been carried out to analyze the nature of metal–metal interaction in the complex.     

Synthesis of bulky tris[(dimethyl(alkyl/aryl)silyl)methyl]stannanes as radical based reducing agents

The synthesis of novel bulky tris[dimethyl(ethyl/benzyl/p-tolyl/α-naphthyl)silylmethyl]stannanes (1-4) is described. Alkylation of SnCl₄ with Me₂(ethyl/p-tolyl)SiCH₂MgBr (10-11) gave mainly the triorganotin chlorides [(Me₂(ethyl/p-tolyl)SiCH₂)]₃SnCl 14 and 15, which were isolated by silica gel chromatography. Reduction of 14 and 15 with LiAlH₄ in THF gave the corresponding triorganotin hydrides 1 and 2, respectively. [Me₂(benzyl/α-naphthyl)SiCH₂]₃SnCl 16 and 17, generated by the alkylation of SnCl₄ with Me₂(benzyl/α-naphthyl)SiCH₂MgBr 12 and 13, were inseparable from the minor product [Me₂(benzyl/α-naphthyl)SiCH₂]₂SnCl₂18 and 19, respectively. Treatment of the mixtures of 16/18 and 17/19 with NaOH furnished the corresponding mixtures of stannoxanes, from which the hexakisdistannoxanes [Me₂(benzyl/α-naphthyl)SiCH₂]₆Sn₂O 20 and 22 were isolated from the minor dialkyltin oxide derivatives [Me₂(benzyl/α-naphthyl)SiCH₂]₂SnO in good yields. Reduction of 20 and 22 with BH₃ in THF gave [Me₂(benzyl/α-naphthyl)SiCH₂]₃SnH (3 and 4), respectively in good yields. ¹H, ¹³C, ¹¹⁹Sn, ²⁹Si NMR characteristics of the newly synthesized compounds are included.     

Stannylene complexes of manganese,iron, and platinum

A number of stannylene complexes with different M: Sn ratios were obtained using various metals and substituents at the tin atom. The structures of the complexes were examined. A reaction of CpMn(CO)₂THF with (Ph₄As)⁺(SnCl₃)^? gave the ionic complex [Ph₄As]⁺[CpMn(CO)₂SnCl₃]^? (I). The action of C₆F₅MgBr on the complex C₅H₅Mn(CO)(NO)SnCl₃ produced C₅H₅Mn(CO)(NO)Sn(C₆F₅)₃ (II). Replacement of the Cl ions in the complex [CpFe(CO)₂]₂SnCl₂ by phenylacetylenide groups gave rise to the neutral complex [CpFe(CO)₂]₂Sn(C≡CPh)₂ (III). A reaction of (Dppm)PtCl₂ (Dppm is 1,1-bis(diphenylphosphino)methane) with SnCl₂ · 2H₂O in the presence of diglyme yielded the ionic complex [η³-CH₃O(CH₂)₂O(CH₂)₂OCH₃)SnCl]⁺[(η ²-Dppm)Pt(SnCl₃)₃]^? (IV). Transmetalation in a reaction of [(Dppe)₂CoCl][SnCl₃] · PhBr (Dppe is 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane) with (Dcpd)PtCl₂ (Dcpd is dicyclopentadiene) in the presence of SnCl₂ afforded the ionic complex [Pt(Dppe)₂]₃[Pt(SnCl₃)₅]₂ (V). Structures I–V were identified by X-ray diffraction. In these structures, the formally single bonds between the atoms of transition metals M (Mn, Fe, and Pt) and Main Group heavy elements (Sn and P) having vacant d orbitals are appreciably shortened. The M-Sn bond length in complexes II and III are virtually independent of the substituents at the tin atom and the Pt-Sn bond length in complexes IV and V is virtually independent of the Pt: Sn ratio.     

Synthese und Kristallstrukturen der heteronuklearen Nitrido‐Komplexe [(Me2PhP)3(MeCN)ClRe≡N–MCl5] mit M = Sn und Zr

Synthesis and Structures of the Dinuclear Nitrido Complexes [(Me₂PhP)₃(MeCN)ClRe≡N–MCl₅] with M = Sn and Zr The water sensitive complexes [(Me₂PhP)₃(MeCN)ClRe≡N–MCl₅] (M = Sn ( 1 ) und Zr ( 2 )) are obtained in dichloromethane from [ReNCl₂(PMe₂Ph)₃] and the acetonitrile adducts of SnCl₄ or ZrCl₄. The compounds crystallize as dichloromethane solvate isotypically with [(Me₂PhP)₃(MeCN)ClRe≡N–TiCl₅] · CH₂Cl₂ in the space group P2₁/n. From toluene crystallize monoclinic crystals of 1 · MeCN · C₇H₈. In the diamagnetic complexes 1 and 2 an anion [MCl₅]^– coordinates to the nitrido ligand of the cationic complex [ReNCl(MeCN)(PMe₂Ph)₃]⁺. The resulting nitrido bridges Re≡N–M are almost linear and asymmetric with Re–N = 169.5 pm, Sn–N = 230.1 pm and Re–N–Sn = 164.5° for 1 and Re–N = 168.4 pm, Zr–N = 237.2 pm and Re–N–Zr = 165.6° for 2 . The phosphine ligands at the Re atom are in a meridional arrangement.     

Exchange and addition reactions involving tin—allyl compounds

Allyltin chlorides (or bromides) may be prepared by simple exchange reactions between tetraallyltin and the corresponding tetrahalide. Hydroboration of allylttrimethyltin yields the air-reactive borane, [Me₃Sn(CH₂)₃]₃B, which is readingly oxidised to the corresponding alcohol Me₃Sn(CH₂)₃OH.     

Metallorganische diazoalkane : XVI. Synthese von silyldiazoalkanen Me3Si(LnM)CN2

Silyldiazoalkanes Me₃Si(L_nM)CN₂ (L_nM = Me₃Si, Me₃Ge, Me₃Sn, Me₃Pb; Me₃As, Me₃Sb, Me₃Bi) have been synthesized by three different routes: (a) reactions of the Me₃SiCHN₂ with metal amides L_nMNR¹R² of Group IVB and VB elements, using Me₃SnCl as catalyst; (b) reactions of the in situ prepared organolithium compound Me₃SiC(Li)N₂ with organometallic chlorides Me₃MCl (M = Si, Ge); (c) tincarbon bond cleavage reaction of (Me₃Sn)₂CN₂ with Me₃SiN₃, affording Me₃SnN₃, traces of bis(trimethylsilyl)diazomethane (Me₃Si)CN₂, trimethylsilyl(trimethylstannyl)diazomethane Me₃Si(Me₃Sn)CN₂ and bis(trimethylsilyl)aminoisocyanide (Me₃Si)₂NNC as the major reaction products. IR and NMR data (¹H, ¹³C, ²⁹Si, ¹¹⁹Sn, ²⁰⁷Pb) of the new heterometal-diazoalkanes are reported and discussed in comparison to relevant compounds of the organometallic diazoalkane series.     

Synthesis and molecular structures of heterometallic complexes [RC5H4Fe(CO)2]2 Sn(TePh)2 and their adducts with chromium and tungsten carbonyls or with trimethylplatinum iodide

Complexes [RC₅H₄Fe(CO)₂]₂Sn(TePh)₂ (R=H, Me) containing stable heterometallic Fe−Sn−Fe fragments with two phenyltellurium groups at the tin atom were synthesized from [RC₅H₄Fe(CO)₂]₂SnCl₂ (R=H, Me) and sodium phenyltelluride and their structures were established by X-ray analysis. Their chelates with tungsten tetracarbonyl, [RC₅H₄Fe(CO)₂]₂Sn(TePh)₂[W(CO)₄] (R=Me, H), and complexes with two Cr(CO)₅ fragments or dimeric trimethylplatinum iodide were synthesized and studied by X-ray analysis. Thermal decomposition of [RC₅H₄Fe(CO)₂]₂Sn(TePh)₂ complexes and their adducts with ML fragments (ML=W(CO)₄, 2 Cr(CO)₅, (Me₃PtI)₂) into inorganic tellurides of a preset mixed-metal—chalcogenide composition was studied by differential scanning calorimetry. The temperature of complete elimination of organic fragments from methylcyclopentadienyl complexes is about 100°C lower than in the case of cyclopentadienyl analogs. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1766–1772, September, 1999.     

Synthesis of cis-(Me3Sn)2Fe(CO)4 by reaction of (Me3Sn)3Sb with Fe2(CO)9. Formation of (Me3E)3SbFe(CO)4 (E = Si,Ge)

(Me₃Sn)₃Sb and Fe₂(CO)₉ reacted to form (Me₃Sn)₂Fe(CO)₄ in 79% yield. From (Me₃E)₃Sb(E = Si or Ge) and Fe₂(CO)₉ the complexes (Me₃E)₃SbFe(CO)₄ were obtained